Rumatiki Ruth Wright
Ngati Kura; Maori welfare officer, community leader
About Rumatiki Ruth Wright
Lived 1908 – 1982 (aged 73–74). Rumatiki Ruth Wright was a New Zealand community leader.
Rumatiki Ruth Wright (née Gray, 27 April 1908 – 15 December 1982) was a notable New Zealand community leader and Māori welfare officer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Kura iwi. She was born in Pipiriki, New Zealand, in 1908.
In the 1958 New Year Honours Wright was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Māori people, especially as senior lady Māori welfare officer at Taumarunui.
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Ngati Kura; Maori welfare officer, community leader
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Rumatiki Ruth Wright was born in 1908.
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Rumatiki Ruth Wright died in 1982.
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Rumatiki Ruth Wright was a community leader.
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