Mason Durie (community leader)
John Mason Durie, OBE (1 July 1889 – 20 April 1971), known as Mason Durie, was a New Zealand tribal leader, interpreter, public servant, farmer, and community leader.
OBE Mason Durie | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Mason Durie 1 July 1889 |
| Died | 20 April 1971 (aged 81) |
| Relatives | Eddie Durie (grandson) Mason Durie (grandson) |
Background
Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kauwhata and Rangitāne iwi. He was born in Aorangi, Manawatu District, New Zealand in 1889.[1] Eddie Durie and Mason Durie are his grandsons.
Durie died on 20 April 1971 in the same house he was born in.[2]
gollark: I mean, for a CC Urn project, what are you meant to do? The stupid NPM approach, where your compiled code is in the repo? The Github Pages bodge approach, with your compiled stuff in a different branch? CI? Manually making release zips or something and publishing them somehow?
gollark: The compilation process doesn't exactly work.
gollark: It appears to be in another language.
gollark: >just want a thing which is not lua mostly
gollark: >a mod for that probably exists
References
- Durie, Mason. "Durie, John Mason – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Durie, John Mason". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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