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Haurongo: Ruru, Lena Matewai

Haurongo tūhonohono

Māori leaders of Gisborne, photographed in the early twentieth century

Balneavis, Hēnare Te Raumoa Huatahi

1880–1940

Ngāi Tāmanuhiri and Te Whakatōhea; interpreter, private secretary, public administrator

Herrick, Hermione Ruth

1889–1983

Girl Guide leader, women's naval administrator

Biographies that mention Ruru, Lena Matewai

Ward, Alan Dudley

1935–2014

Historian

Tāngia te kōrero katoa

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Tum Glover. 'Ruru, Lena Matewai', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128358/related-biographies (accessed 25 June 2026).