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MRS ARIHIA SAVAGE A chieftainess of the Ngati-Tuwharetoa tribe, and a direct descendent of the great chief Tuwharetoa, Mrs Arihia Savage died recently at Kawerau. She was aged 61. Mrs Savage was born at Matata, the daughter of Wharepapa Petera, and she was educated at the Queen Victoria Maori Girls' College, Auckland. She married and settled at the Onepu Springs, and became an authority in the district on Maori lore and custom. In the year before her death Mrs Savage became prominent in land dealings with the Tasman Pulp and Paper Company, and much of her land has been acquired for the news-print mills.

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Te Ao Hou, Royal Tour 1953, Page 3

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MRS ARIHIA SAVAGE Te Ao Hou, Royal Tour 1953, Page 3

MRS ARIHIA SAVAGE Te Ao Hou, Royal Tour 1953, Page 3