Rumatiki Ruth Wright
Ngati Kura; Maori welfare officer, community leader
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| Intro | Ngati Kura; Maori welfare officer, community leader | |
| was | Officer Community leader | |
| Work field | Military Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1908 | |
| Death | 1 January 1982 (aged 74 years) |
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Rumatiki Ruth Wright MBE (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.