Te Kiato Riwai
Te Kiato Riwai MBE BEM (1912–1967) was a New Zealand nurse and māori welfare officer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāi Tahu iwi. She was born in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, in 1912.[1]
In the 1965 New Year Honours, Riwai was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services as a welfare officer to the Māori people.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Couch-Snow, Adelaide. "Te Kiato Riwai". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 43531". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1965. p. 44.
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