Eruera Riini Manuera

Eruera Riini Manuera OBE (6 January 1895 – 15 June 1990) was a New Zealand tribal leader, labourer and farmer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Awa iwi. He was born in Te Waea, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on 6 January 1895.[1]

In the 1974 New Year Honours, Manuera was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Māori people.[2] He was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire, also for services to the Māori people, in the 1977 New Year Honours.[3]

References
  1. Phillis, Onehou. "Eruera Riini Manuera". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. "No. 46163". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1974. p. 37.
  3. "No. 47104". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 42.


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