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Rumatiki Ruth Wright MBE (née Gray, 27 April 1908 – 15 December 1982) was a notable New Zealand community leader and Māori welfare officer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Kura iwi. She was born in Pipiriki, New Zealand, in 1908.

In the 1958 New Year Honours Wright was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Māori people, especially as senior lady Māori welfare officer at Taumarunui.

References

1. Ballara, Angela; Wright, Douglas (29 April 2014). "Wright, Rumatiki Ruth". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
2. "No. 41270". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1958. p. 44.

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