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Pomare, Maui Wiremu Pita Naera

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Pomare, Maui Wiremu Pita Naera (1876–1930)

New Zealand Maori leader. He was elected to the house of representatives in 1911 and served under William Massey as minister of health and of the interior. He helped reorganize New Zealand's mental hospitals and secure two Royal Commissions to deal with Maori land grievances. He advocated the Maoris' acceptance of pakeha (white) ways to survive in modern society.

A member of the Tainui tribe, he was born into a distinguished Maori family. After training as a medical doctor, he became New Zealand's first Maori health officer in 1900 and, with the Tohunga Suppression Act of 1907, helped improve Maori living conditions.



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