Elma Maua
Encyclopedia
Elma Ngatokoa Maua was a Cook Islands
-born New Zealand
journalist
and editor
. Maua was one of New Zealand's first Pacific Islander
journalists.
Maua was born in Rarotonga
, Cook Islands
in 1948, the youngest of six children. She moved with her family to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1952.
She worked as a journalist for Radio New Zealand
and Niu FM. In 1999, Maua briefly returned to the Cook Islands, where she worked in the Prime Minister's office
.
In 2010, her deteriorating health forced Maua to retire as the sports editor of Radio New Zealand International
. She died on 28 April 2010, in Wellington, New Zealand, at the age of 61. She was survived by her five children.
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
-born New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
. Maua was one of New Zealand's first Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
journalists.
Maua was born in Rarotonga
Rarotonga
Rarotonga is the most populous island of the Cook Islands, with a population of 14,153 , out of the country's total population of 19,569.The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings and international airport are on Rarotonga...
, Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
in 1948, the youngest of six children. She moved with her family to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1952.
She worked as a journalist for Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand is a New Zealand public service radio broadcaster and Crown entity formed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news, current affairs and arts network Radio New Zealand National and classical music and jazz network Radio New Zealand Concert with full government funding...
and Niu FM. In 1999, Maua briefly returned to the Cook Islands, where she worked in the Prime Minister's office
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the official rsponsible for heading Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's government in the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The office was established in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands...
.
In 2010, her deteriorating health forced Maua to retire as the sports editor of Radio New Zealand International
Radio New Zealand International
Radio New Zealand International , a division of Radio New Zealand, is the official international broadcasting station of New Zealand. It broadcasts a variety of news, current affairs and sports programmes in English and news in seven Pacific languages...
. She died on 28 April 2010, in Wellington, New Zealand, at the age of 61. She was survived by her five children.