Mr S. W. Maioha, O.B.E.

Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 63

Mr S. W. Maioha, O.B.E. The death occurred suddenly, on 29th January, of Mr Samuel William Maioha, O.B.E., aged 74. He was an outstanding leader in Northland, and was prominent as an official, organiser, interpreter and executive in the social, welfare and sporting activities of the Maori people. He was chairman of the Tai Tokerau district council of tribal committees, a trustee and secretary of the Waitangi Te Ti Bay Trust Board, secretary of the Waitangi National Maori Reserve Trustees Committee and secretary of the Kawakawa Tribal Executive. He was recently appointed a member of the New Zealand Maori Council. He was an interpreter for more than 50 years and served on numerous local bodies and school committees. He was a foundation member of the North Auckland Rugby Union and a former Northland representative at rugby, cricket and tennis, as well as playing a prominent part in many other sports. Born at Waimamaku, Mr Maioha came of wellknown families on both sides. As a young man he went down to the East Coast for a while but returned to Kaikohe, where he first became a licensed Maori interpreter in 1910 and lived for 14 years until he moved to Rawhiti and finally settled in Russell during World War II. Mr Maioha received the O.B.E. in the New Year's honours, and was to have been presented to the Queen on Waitangi Day. The funeral, which was attended by a very large number of people, was held at the Waitangi marae.