Ema Te Toroa OTENE

Name

Ema Te Toroa Otene

Gender

Female

Marriage(s)

Partner(s)

  • Paani Meihana Otene

Secondary education

Turakina Maori Girls' College

Biography

Appointed Welfare Officer with the Department of Maori Affairs in Hastings, 1947 a role she filled for almost 20 years
Awarded Member of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Maori in Hawke’s Bay, 1955
Member of Maori Women’s Welfare League, 1960s
Member of Country Women’s Institute

Accession number

687847

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