MR JOSEPH (SONNY) SMITH Joseph Sonny Smith, aged 48, has died suddenly at his home in Opotiki. Although Mr Smith came from Ruatoria, where his mother was from the Ngati-Porou tribe and his father of Gisborne, he was accepted as one of themselves by the Whakatohea tribe, into which he married. Educated at Te Aute College, he worked for several years in the Opotiki and Whakatane area on the land development schemes, and in 1950 joined the Department of Maori Affairs becoming Maori Welfare Officer in Opotiki. His work among the people of the district, young and old, was most extensive and they grew to rely on him in the conducting of their affairs. He was respected and popular among both the Maori and Pakeha community of Opotiki and even outside this district was well-known and liked by the Tuhoe people of the Ureweras. Mr Smith is survived by his wife and eight children.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 3
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154MR JOSEPH (SONNY) SMITH Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 3
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