Biography of doctor, politician and anthropologist Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa)
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Māui Pōmare was the first Māori doctor. As Māori Medical Officer, toured Māori districts in this role, advising people about public health. Pōmare became a member of Parliament in 1911, and minister of health in the 1920s.
Main image: Maui Pomare
Portrait of Sir Maui Wiremu Piti Naera Pomare (1876-1930) of Ngati Mutunga and
Ngati Toa; health reformer, politician, and first Maori doctor.