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MARAEA BOYCE Maraea Boyce died in the Rawene Hospital on 24 August 1958. Aged 69 years she is survived by her husband Mr Dan Boyce and a family of six boys and two daughters. She was a well-known personality in the Hokianga District formerly residing in Pupuwai across the Hokianga River from Koutu, and later in Koutu, where her husband farms. Her mother Ihapera is a daughter of Miriama, whose brother Hone Papahia was one of the most famous and colourful figures in the early Maori Clergy. Born in the Hokianga District he had no children. He was the first Maori to work in the Pacific Islands as a Missionary during the latter part of last century and after.

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Te Ao Hou, December 1958, Page 3

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MARAEA BOYCE Te Ao Hou, December 1958, Page 3

MARAEA BOYCE Te Ao Hou, December 1958, Page 3