Te Rakaherea Woodbine Pomare

Te Ao Hou, June 1967, Page 3

Te Rakaherea Woodbine Pomare The death occurred on 5 March of Mr Te R. W. Pomare, a son of Lady Pomare and the late Sir Maui Pomare. Mr Pomare was in the Department of Health until he retired a few months ago. He was a public health inspector and was for many years a tutor in his profession. He was for 25 years secretary of the New Zealand branch of the Royal Society for Health. His father, the late Sir Maui Pomare, was in Parliament from 1911 to 1930 as the Reform Party representative for Western Maori, and was at one time Minister of Health. Mr Pomare married Miss Madge Helen Ormond, a member of a well known Hawke's Bay family, and was a trustee for Te Atiawa people, of Taranaki. He was also patron of Te Aroha Maori Association during the time the committee was working for the establishment of the Maori meetinghouse at Waiwhetu. At one time he unsuccessfully contested the Western Maori seat for the National Party. Mr Pomare worked for four years on Maori health for the Department of Health, and carried out a survey in the late 1920s on Maori health and living conditions on the East Coast. His sporting connections were mainly with rugby. While attending Wanganui Collegiate School, he won his First XI cap and played for the First XV. He represented Poverty Bay at full-back in the 1930s and also played in the same position for the Hutt club. He was the national president of the Wanganui Collegiate School Old Boys' Association from 1962 to 1964. Mr Pomare is survived by his mother, Lady Pomare, his wife and his family, Miria, Maui, Eru, Naera, Rakaherea and Toa.