John Atirau Asher, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Atirau Asher
Ngati Pukenga and Ngati Pikiao leader, hotelier, interpreter, racehorse owner
Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1892
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1966
Profession: interpreter
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John Atirau Asher
- John Atirau Asher (8 August 1892 – 14 December 1966) was a New Zealand tribal leader, hotelier, interpreter and racehorse owner.
- Of Maori descent, he identified with the Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Pukenga and Te Arawa iwi.
- He was born in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 8 August 1892.Asher was the second-youngest of 11 children—his brothers included Ernie and Albert Asher. In the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours, Asher was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Maori people.
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