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Mason Durie (community leader)

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Mason Durie
Born
John Mason Durie

(1889-07-01)1 July 1889
Aorangi, New Zealand
Died20 April 1971(1971-04-20) (aged 81)
Aorangi, New Zealand
RelativesHoani Meihana Te Rangiotū (grandfather)
Eddie Durie (grandson)
Mason Durie (grandson)

John Mason Durie OBE (1 July 1889 – 20 April 1971) was a New Zealand tribal leader, interpreter, public servant, farmer, and community leader.

Background

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Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kauwhata and Rangitāne iwi. He was born in Aorangi, in the Manawatū, 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]

References

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  1. ^ Durie, Mason. "Durie, John Mason". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Durie, John Mason". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.