Karauria Tiweka Anaru OBE JP (2 June 1901 – 30 October 1977), often known as Claude Anaru, was a New Zealand interpreter, law clerk, local politician and community leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. He was born in Raukokore, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on 2 June 1901.[1]
In 1953, Anaru was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1957 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Māori people.[3]
References edit
- ^ Anaru, Sidney Takimoana. "Karauria Tiweka Anaru". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 41091". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1957. p. 3412.
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