Karauria Tiweka Anaru
Te Whanau-a-Apanui; interpreter, law clerk, local politician, community leader
About Karauria Tiweka Anaru
Lived 1901 – 1977 (aged 76). Karauria Tiweka Anaru was a New Zealand politician.
Karauria Tiweka Anaru (2 June 1901 – 30 October 1977), often known as Claude Anaru, was a New Zealand interpreter, law clerk, local politician and community leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. He was born in Raukokore, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on 2 June 1901.
In 1953, Anaru was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In the 1957 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Māori people.
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Who was Karauria Tiweka Anaru?
Te Whanau-a-Apanui; interpreter, law clerk, local politician, community leader (1901-1977)
When was Karauria Tiweka Anaru born?
Karauria Tiweka Anaru was born on 2 June 1901.
When did Karauria Tiweka Anaru die?
Karauria Tiweka Anaru died on 30 October 1977.
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Karauria Tiweka Anaru was a politician.
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Karauria Tiweka Anaru was New Zealand.
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