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MAHOE WINEERA Mr Mahoe Wineera, a son of Mr Hohepa Wineera, of Porirua, has died at Hawera. He was 53. Mr Mahoe Wineera, who was of fine physique, quickly made his mark as a Rugby footballer. He was a New Zealand Maori representative for the 1926–1927 tour of the British Isles and France as an inside back. Mr Wineera farmed a family property at Manawapou Road, Hawera. He was chairman of the Hawera Tribal Committee in 1949. Latterly he was a member of the Dominion executive of the Social Credit Political League. He was a direct descendant of Te Rauparaha being a fifth generation descendant of that Ngati Toa chief.

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Te Ao Hou, April 1956, Page 3

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MAHOE WINEERA Te Ao Hou, April 1956, Page 3

MAHOE WINEERA Te Ao Hou, April 1956, Page 3