Materoa Reedy
Ngati Porou woman of mana
About Materoa Reedy
Lived 1881 – 1944 (aged 62–63). Materoa Reedy was a New Zealand kaumātua.
Materoa Reedy (née Ngarimu, 1881–1944) was a New Zealand tribal leader.
Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Porou iwi. She was born in Maraeke, East Coast, New Zealand in 1881, the daughter of Tuta Ngarimu and Makere Rairi.
Reedy attended the Hukarere Native School for Girls. She married John Marshall Reedy, the eldest son of Thomas Tyne Reedy, an Irishman, and Mihi Takawhenua Ngawiki Tuhou. Their eldest son was Hanara (Arnold) Tangiawha Te Ohaki Reedy. Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, the first Māori person to be awarded the Victoria Cross while serving with New Zealand forces, was her brother's son.
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Who was Materoa Reedy?
Ngati Porou woman of mana
When was Materoa Reedy born?
Materoa Reedy was born in 1881.
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Materoa Reedy died in 1944.
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Materoa Reedy was a kaumātua.
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Materoa Reedy was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Materoa Reedy. https://biography.guide/materoa-reedy/
MLA: "Materoa Reedy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/materoa-reedy/.
Chicago: "Materoa Reedy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/materoa-reedy/.
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