Mere Haana HALL (1880 – 1966)

Name

Mere Haana Hall

Known as

Mary

Gender

Female

Birthdate

1880

Birthplace

Tauranga

Date of death

23 August 1966

Place of death

Napier

Parents

  • John James Henry Hall (1847-1919)
  • Rangimakehu Hall, nee Ainsley (1861-1933)

Primary education

Hukarere Native Girls' School, Napier

Tertiary education

Auckland Training College

Biography

Sent to Hukarere Native Girls’ School, 1893
Became a pupil-teacher there
Qualified in teaching, 1912
Principal of Hukarere Native Girls’ School, 1927
Taught students Maori culture from 1930s
Retired, 1944
Awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to Maori and the community, 1952
Never married

Accession number

678466

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