Mīria Pōmare
Mīria, Lady Pōmare | |
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.jpg) Pōmare in 1928 | |
| Born | 24 December 1877 Ahipakura, New Zealand |
| Died | 7 September 1971 (aged 93) Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Burial place | Manukorihi Pā, Waitara |
| Spouse | Māui Pōmare (died 1930) |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | James Woodbine Johnson |
Mildred Amelia Woodbine "Mīria" Pomare, Lady Pōmare OBE (née Johnson, 24 December 1877 – 7 September 1971), also known as Mīria Tāpapa, was a New Zealand community leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki iwi. She was born in Ahipakura in Poverty Bay, New Zealand in 1877.[1]
Pōmare was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours.[2] In 1953, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[3]
Pōmare died on 7 September 1971.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pomare, Miria Louise Woodbine. "Mildred Amelia Woodbine Pōmare". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "No. 30576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1918. p. 3285.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 419. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
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