Rona Marjory Hurley (née Hamilton, 2 October 1897 – 11 June 1985) was a New Zealand tobacco grower and buyer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the

Ngati Porou ''Ngati'' is a 1987 New Zealand feature film directed by Barry Barclay, written by Tama Poata and produced by John O'Shea. Production ''Ngati'' is of historical and cultural significance in New Zealand as it is the first feature film written an ...

and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori culture, Māori society. In Māori-language, Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and ...

. She was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, on 2 October 1897. She was the granddaughter of

Thomas William Porter Thomas William Porter (born Thomas William Potter; 2 August 1843 – 12 November 1920) was a New Zealand soldier and land purchase officer. He was born in Streatham, Surrey, England in 1843. He married Herewaka Porourangi Potai. Their children ...

and Herewaka Porourangi Potai, and the niece of Fanny Rose Howie.

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