Rina Winifred Moore

Rina Winifred Moore (née Ropiha, 6 April 1923 – 28 November 1975) was a New Zealand medical doctor. She was reputedly the first wahine Māori to graduate with MB, ChB in 1949

Early life Rina Winifred Ropiha was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 6 April 1923. Her mother was Rhoda Walker (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) and her father Tipi Tainui Ropiha (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne). Her father was the first Māori to be Secretary of Maori Affairs. Rina grew up in a structured and disciplined household. She had an English nanny until the age of 8, and studied ballet, piano, ballroom dancing and elocution. In 1972, she wrote four papers for the International Congress on Social Psychiatry in Israel, covering urban migration, problems facing Māori and minority races, health and mental health.

Recognition In 2017, Moore selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.