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The first Māori doctor, Māui Pōmare, stands outside a traditionally built whare erected to house Māori performers for the 1901 royal visit. In the same year Pōmare was appointed as the first native health officer. He and other officers were instrumental in improving conditions in kāinga (villages) by ordering the demolition and rebuilding of unhealthy housing.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, W. A. Collis Collection
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