Miria Pōmare
Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki; community leader
About Miria Pōmare
Lived 1877 – 1971 (aged 93). Miria Pōmare was a New Zealand community leader.
Mildred Amelia Woodbine "Mīria" Pomare, Lady Pōmare ( 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.
Pōmare was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours. In 1953, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.
Pōmare died on 7 September 1971.
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Who was Miria Pōmare?
Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki; community leader
When was Miria Pōmare born?
Miria Pōmare was born on 24 December 1877 in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay.
When did Miria Pōmare die?
Miria Pōmare died on 7 September 1971 in Lower Hutt.
What was Miria Pōmare's occupation?
Miria Pōmare was a community leader.
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Miria Pōmare was New Zealand.
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