“Miss N.Z.” Must be N.Z. Born
The entry of a Maori girl, Miss Hira Tauvvnare, of Masterton, into the Miss New Zealand quest had raised the question of the birth requirements of the quest, said the executive director, Mr. K. W. Kilpatrick, today.
“The position was quite clearly laid down by the honorary Board of Directors at one of its very first meetings ’ he said. “It was decided that the competition should be open to any girl born in New Zealand of •British nationality. “This obviously includes Maori girls, but it has excluded from the quest would-be competitors born in Britain, Australia and Yugoslavia, though they have lived in New Zealand practically all their lives.
“Perhaps the most interesting case’’ Mr. Kilpatrick said, is that oi one of the Auckland entrants, Miss Maile Morris. She was born in Niue Island while her father was acting as Resident Commissioner there and he sent to the quest headquarters official references and extracts from statutes and regulations which proved conclusively that Niue is legally part of the Dominion of New Zealand. So Miss Morris is able to enter.'’
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Wanganui Chronicle, 30 September 1947, Page 9
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