Biography: Reedy, Materoa

Relatives of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu

Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu's parents, Marea (left) and Hamuera (centre) accepted his posthumous Victoria Cross at a special hui in 1943. Also present was his aunt, Materoa Reedy (right), who made the principal speech of welcome.

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Pakariki Harrison. 'Reedy, Materoa', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2482/relatives-of-te-moana-nui-a-kiwa-ngarimu (accessed 1 July 2026).