Elma Ngatokoa Maua (12 November 1948 – 28 April 2010) was a

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-born

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and

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

. Maua was one of New Zealand's first

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journalists. Maua was born in

Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 13,007 of a total population of 17,434. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings a ...

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in 1948, the youngest of six children. She moved with her family to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1952. She worked as a journalist for

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and

Niu FM The Pacific Media Network is a New Zealand radio network and pan-Pasifika national broadcasting network, currently owned and operated by the National Pacific Radio Trust and partly funded by the Government. It includes the PMN 531 radio network, ...

. 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

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. She died on 28 April 2010, in

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, New Zealand, at the age of 61. She was survived by her five children.

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Elma Maua obituary
1948 births 2010 deaths New Zealand journalists New Zealand radio journalists New Zealand women radio journalists New Zealand editors New Zealand women journalists New Zealand women editors Cook Island journalists Cook Island emigrants to New Zealand People from Rarotonga People from Wellington City {{NewZealand-writer-stub