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.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ballara, Angela; Wright, Douglas (29 April 2014). "Wright, Rumatiki Ruth". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "No. 41270". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1958. p. 44.
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