John Atirau Asher Mr John Atirau Asher, one of the Taupo district's best known Maori leaders, died last December at his home at Korohe, near Turangi. Mr Asher, who was 74, had a long association with the Tuwharetoa Trust Board. He was one of the original committee which negotiated the sale of the bed of Lake Taupo to the Crown back in the 1920's and subsequently took a major part in the administration of Maori land and timber rights. He was an authority on the Tuwharetoa Tribe and his personal knowledge and background was backed by an extensive library on Maori Iore, history and genealogy. Mr Asher went to the Taupo district from Tauranga and was a member of the Ngai Terangi Tribe. He was the first chairman of the Taupo County Council after serving from 1955 to 1962 on the original Taupo County Advisory Committee.
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Te Ao Hou, March 1967, Page 2
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