Mason Durie (community leader)

Mason Durie
OBE
Born
John Mason Durie

(1889-07-01)1 July 1889
Aorangi, New Zealand
Died20 April 1971(1971-04-20) (aged 81)
Aorangi, New Zealand
RelativesHoani Meihana Te Rangiotū (grandfather)
Eddie Durie (grandson)
Mason Durie (grandson)

John Mason Durie OBE (1 July 1889 – 20 April 1971) was a New Zealand tribal leader, interpreter, public servant, farmer, and community leader.

Background

Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kauwhata and Rangitāne iwi. He was born in Aorangi, in the Manawatū, in 1889.[1] Durie died on 20 April 1971 in the same house he was born in.[1] Eddie Durie and Mason Durie are his grandsons.

References

  1. ^ a b Durie, Mason. "Durie, John Mason". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 August 2012.


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