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MRS TE UTAUTA WEBBER The death occurred at Paraparaumu of Mrs Te Utauta Webber, the younger daughter of Ki Te Kakakura Parata, the Te Atiawa and Ngati Toa chief, and one of the first Maoris to hold Cabinet rank. Mrs Webber was aged 74, and had been ailing for some time. Until her husband died three years ago, she resided at Kapiti Island. There, fire destroyed her home and many ancestral treasures. She is survived by three sons and a daughter. A nephew, Mr Tuhuroa Parata, was invested with the O.B.E. by the Queen in Wellington.

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Te Ao Hou, Summer 1954, Page 3

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MRS TE UTAUTA WEBBER Te Ao Hou, Summer 1954, Page 3

MRS TE UTAUTA WEBBER Te Ao Hou, Summer 1954, Page 3