HONOURS LIST

Te Ao Hou, October 1958, Page 56

HONOURS LIST Three Maoris were awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours which were announced recently. Nurse Ngarangi Putiputi Te Kura Kohere, who lives in Dannevirke, was one of the recipients. Nurse Kohere, who is of the Ngati Porou tribe, is a daughter of Canon Poihipi Kohere, of Rangitukia, East Coast. Nurse Kohere has given outstanding service to the nursing profession since 1944 as a Public Health nurse. Her appointments have included periods at Te Karaka, Opotiki, Raglan, Huntly and now Dannevirke. It was felt that her service in remote areas, often under very difficult conditions fully merited the recognition that the Queen has now bestowed upon her. Another recipient of the M.B.E. was Thomas Stewart Spencer, of 16 Henderson Street, Bluff. The award recognises Mr Spencer's services to the Maori people, especially as a leader of Ngai Tahu people, Mr Spencer, who is 78, has been closely associated with Maori welfare, particularly in connection with the work of the Maori land court. The other Maori recipient of the M.B.E. in the Queen's Birthday honours was Chief Superintendent William Carran, who is at present stationed in Auckland. Superintendent Carran has given outstanding service to the police force for 38 years and is the first Maori to reach officer rank in the force. * * *