Biography: Poananga, Brian Matauru

Captain Brian Matauru Poananga (right) with Lieutenant J. Brooke in Korea

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Henare Matauru (Pon) Poananga. 'Poananga, Brian Matauru', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated March 2020. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2544/captain-brian-matauru-poananga-right-with-lieutenant-j-brooke-in-korea (accessed 25 June 2026).