Eru Woodbine Pomare

Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Māhaki

1942 - 1995

Eru Pomare was born in Lower Hutt and was educated in the Hutt and at Wanganui Collegiate School from In 1961 he did his first year of medical studies at Victoria University and from 1962-66 studied at Otago University Medical School where he was a Ngarimu VC scholar. He graduated with MB ChB in 1966. Pomare became a member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1970 and then carried out postgraduate work as a Commonwealth Scholar in Gastroenterology in England and Canada. In 1974 he gained an MD from the University of Bristol and in 1975 he became Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Specialist Gastroenterologist at the Wellington School of Medicine. In 1986 he was appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Wellington School of Medicine and in 1993 became Dean of the Wellington School of Medicine while continuing to head Wellington Hospital’s Gastroenterology Unit. Pomare wrote over 90 publications in the areas of nutrition, gastroenterololgy and Māori health. He chaired Te Hotu Manawa Māori - Māori heart beat committee of the Māori Heart Foundation and the standing committee of the Research committee of Māori health in New Zealand. He was involved with the Cancer Society and was Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Drug Foundation from 1988. Pomare was Tohunga kaiwhakaako at Te Whare Wananga o Raukawa. His qualifications included: MBChB (Otago) MRACP, MD (University of Bristol) FRACP.

Biographical sources

  • Interview with Eru Pomare in Aug. 1992.
  • Pōmare, Eru W et al. Hauora Māori Standards of Health: A Study of the Years, 1970-1984. Wellington, N.Z.: Te Rōpu Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare/Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre, 1995.

    Non-fiction

  • Hauora: Māori Standards Of Health: A Study Of The Years 1970-1984. Health Department Of New Zealand Special Report Ser. No. 78. Wellington, N.Z.: Medical Research Council; Dept. of Health, 1988. Extract rpt. in "Appendix 111" Kawa Whakaruruhau: Cultural Safety In Nursing Education In Aotearoa. The Hui Waimanawa, Otautahi - 1988, Hui Piri Ki Nga Tangaroa, Manawatu – 1989, Hui Raranga Patai, Te Whanganui A Tara - 1990. Prepared By The Education Officer, Māori Health & Nursing, Ministry Of Education 1988-1990. Cover Design Craig Lambert. Wellington, N.Z.: I. M. Ramsden, 1990. N. pag. Rpt. 1991.
  • Co-authored with Gail M De Boer.
  • "Sustained Release Aspirin." New Zealand Medical Journal 73 (1971): 139-143.
  • Co-authored with B. L. J. Treadwell.
  • "Controlled Trial Of Amantadine Hydrochloride In Parkinson’s Disease." New Zealand Medical Journal 73 (1971): 263-65.
  • Co-authored with P. B. Jorgensen, J. D. Bergin, L. Haas, J. A. K. Cunningham, D. D. Morrah, M. Pollock, R. G. Robinson and G. F. S. Spears.
  • "Control Of Bile Salt Synthesis." Nature 238 (1972): 215-216.
  • Co-authored with T. S. Low-Beer and J. S. Morris.
  • "Increased Bacterial Degradation Of Bile Salts In Cholecystoectomised Subjects." E. W. Pomare And K. W. Heaton. Bile Acids In Human Diseases. Ed. P. Back And W. Gerok. Stuttgart. New York: FK Schattauer-Verlag, 1972. 209-213.
  • Co-authored with
  • "Regulation Of Bile Salt Pool Size In Man." British Medical Journal 2 (1973): 338-340.
  • Co-authored with T. S. Low-Beer.
  • "The Effect Of Coeliac Disease Upon Bile Salts." Gut Journal Of The British Society Of Gastroenterology 14 (1973): 204-8.
  • Co-authored with T. S. Low-Beer, K. W. Heaton,and A. E. Read.
  • "Effects Of Increased Dietary Fibre On Intestinal Transit." The Lancet I (1973): 1278-81.
  • Co-authored with R. F. Harvey and K. W. Heaton.
  • "The Effect Of Cholecystectomy On Bile Salt Metabolism." Gut Journal Of The British Society Of Gastroenterology 14 (1973): 753-761.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Heaton.
  • "Alteration Of Bile Salt Metabolism By Dietary Fibre (Bran)." British Medical Journal 4(1973): 262-264.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Heaton.
  • "Bile Salt Metabolism In Patients With Allstones In Functioning Gallbladders." Gut Journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology 14 (1973):885-890.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Heaton.
  • "Gastrointestinal Blood Loss With Sustained Release Aspirin." New Zealand Medical Journal 78 (1973): 435-437.
  • Co-authored with B. L. J. Treadwell and D. G. Carroll.
  • "Effect Of Bran On Blood Lipids And Calcium." The Lancet 1 (1974): 49-51.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Heaton.
  • "Measurement And Validation Of Human Bile Salt Pool Size And Synthesis." Clinica Chimica Acta 57 (1974): 239-248.
  • Co-authored with T. S. Low-Beer.
  • "Can Colonic Bacterial Metabolites Predispose To Cholesterol Gallstones?" British Medical Journal 1 (1975): 438-440.
  • Co-authored with T. S. Low-Beer.
  • "The Effect Of Wheat-Bran On Intestinal Transit." Gut Journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology 16 (1975): 209-213.
  • Co-authored with D. K. Payler, K. W. Heaton and R. F. Harvey.
  • "The Selective Inhibition Of Chenodeoxycholate Synthesis By Cholate Metabolites In Man." Clinical Science & Molecular Medicine 48 (1975): 315-321.
  • Co-authored with T. S. Low-Beer.
  • "Metabolism Of Deoxycholic Acid In Man." Medical Biology 53 (1975): 107-113.
  • Co-authored with S. Matern, J. Sjovall, K. W. Heaton and T. S. Low-Beer.
  • "The Effect Of Wheat-Bran On Bile Salt Metabolism And Bile Composition." Proceedings Of 3rd Bile Acid Congress, Freiburg. Ed. P. Back and S. Matern. Stuttgart. New York: FK Schattauer Verlag, 1975. 253-257.
  • Co-authored with T. S. Low-Beer snd K. W. Heaton.
  • "Metabolism F Deoxycholic Acid In Man During Enterohepatic Circulation." Proceedings Of 3rd Bile Acid Congress, Freiburg. Ed. P. Back and S. Matern. Stuttgart. New York: FK Schattauer Verlag, 1975. 163-166.
  • Co-authored with S. Matern, J. Sjovall, T. S. Low-Beer and K. W. Heaton.
  • "Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic Diabetes And Cimetidine." The Lancet ii (1976): 1202.
  • "Gastrointestinal Bleeding." Workshop Forum. Ed. G. G. Saville And B. G. Wren. WHO Western Pacific Publication, 1976. 109-113. No further details.
  • "Dietary Fibre In Perspective." New Zealand Medical Journal 25 (1977): 17-18.
  • "Dietary Fibre: When Is It Worth A Trial?" Drugs 14 (1977): 213-220.
  • "A Simplified Procedure For The Analysis Of Cholesterol, Phospholipids and Bile Salts In Human Bile." Clinica Chimica Acta 83 (1978): 177-181.
  • Co-authored with C. M. Bolton, T. S. Low-Beer, A. C. B. Wicks, J. Yeates and K. W. Heaton.
  • "The Investigation Of Colorectal Disorders." New Zealand Medical Journal 90 (1978): 113-119.
  • "The Gastroenteritides." Patient Management 8 (1979): 63-72.
  • Māori Standards Of Health: A Study Of The 20 Year Period, 1955-75: A Report Prepared For The Medical Research Council Of New Zealand. Special Report Series/Medical Research Council of New Zealand, No. 7. Auckland, N.Z.: Medical Research Council of New Zealand, 1980.
  • "Acute Oesophagitis Due To Emepromium Bromide." New Zealand Medical Journal 94 (1981): 4-6.
  • Co-authored with L. Hillman, B. A. Scobie, E. W. Pomare, W. I. Austad.
  • "National Nutritional Goals For New Zealanders." Nutrition Advisory Committee. Journal of the New Zealand Dietetic Association 35 (1981): 6-7.
  • "A Review Of Māori Health." Tu Tangata 3 (Nov./Dec. 1981): 14-15.
  • "Task Force On Māori Health Not The Answer." Tu Tangata 3 (Nov./Dec. 1981): 22-23.
  • Pomare presents a report from a hui of Māori doctors co-ordinated by the medical research council of new zealand and the department of māori affairs at the Wellington Clinical School of Medicine on September 12 1981. Pomare summarizes the various issues raised at the hui and lists its five recommendations.
  • "Dietary Intakes And Stoll Characteristics Of Patients With The Irritable Bowel Syndrome." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 36 (1982): 626-629.
  • Co-authored with L. C. Hillman, N. H. Stace, and A. Fisher.
  • "Monogastric Gas Production." Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand 6 (1982): 23-25.
  • "Nutrition In Crohns Disease." Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand 6 (1982): 52-54.
  • "Priorities For Nutrition Research In New Zealand." Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand 6 (1982): 82-83.
  • Co-authored with J. A. Birkbeck.
  • "Differing Effects Of Pectin, Cellulose And Lignin On Stool Ph, Transit Time And Weight." British Journal of Nutrition 50 (1983): 189-15.
  • Co-authored with L. C. Hillman, S. Peters And E. W. Pomare.
  • "Fibre And Bile Aid Metabolism." Fibre In Human And Animal Nutrition: Proceedings of Dietary Fibre in Human and Animal Nutrition Symposium, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 23-28 May 1982. Ed. G. Wallace and L. Bell. Royal Society Of New Zealand, 1983. 179-182.
  • Recommendations For Selected Nutrient Intake Levels In New Zealanders. Nutrition Advisory Committee. Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer, 1983.
  • "Irritable Bowel Patients And Their Long-Term Response To A High Fiber Diet." American Journal of Gastroenterology 79 (1984): 1-7.
  • Co-authored with L. C. Hillman, and N. H. Stace.
  • "Specificity Of Psychological Profiles Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients." Australian New Zealand Journal of Medicine 14 (1984): 101-104.
  • Co-authored with G. W. Welch, and N. H. Stace.
  • "Researcher Profile." Modern Medicine (Mar. 1984): 52.
  • "Oranga Māori - The Changing World." New Zealand Health Review 4 (1984): 6-8.
  • "Psychoneurotic Symptomatology In Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Study Of Reporters And Non-Reporters." British Medical Journal 291 (1985): 1382-4.
  • Co-authored with G. W. Welch, and L. C. Hillman.
  • "The Effects Of The Fiber Components Pectin, Cellulose And Lignin On Serum Cholesterol Levels." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 42 (1985): 207-213.
  • Co-authored with L. C. Hillman, S. G. Peters, and C. A. Fisher.
  • "Carbohydrate Fermentation In The Human Colon And Its Relatioin To Acetate Concentrations In Venous Blood." Journal of Clinical Investigation 75 (1985): 1448-54.
  • Co-authored with W. J. Branch and J. H. Cummings.
  • "Dietary Fibre And Other Constituents Of Some Tongan Foods." Journal of Food Science 50 (1985): 1756-7.
  • Co-authored with W. D. Holloway, J. A. Monro, J. C. Gurnsey, and N. H. Stace.
  • Hepatitis B. Report To The Minister Of Health On The Eastern Bay Of Plenty Immunisation Programme, Department Of Health, 1985. No details.
  • "The Effects Of The Fiber Components Pectin, Cellulose And Lignin On Bile Salt Metabolism And Biliary Lipid Composition In Man." Gut Journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology 27 (1986): 29-36.
  • Co-authored with L. Hillman, S. Peters and A Fisher.
  • "Māori Health - New Concepts And Initiatives. New Zealand Medical Journal 99 (1986): 410-411.
  • "Understanding The Cultural Implications Of Drug Therapy." New Ethicals (Aug. 1986): 93-101.
  • Co-authored with P. Ngata.
  • "Community Based Health Care Programmes For Māori People." Journal of General Practice (Oct. 1986): 13-16.
  • "Māori Health: New Concepts And Initiatives." New Zealand Medical Journal 99 (11 June 1986): 410-411.
  • "Understanding The Cultural Implications Of Drugs." New Ethicals (Sept. 1986): 23-28.
  • Co-authored with Paratene Ngata.
  • "In Vivo Studies With Fibre Components." Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 22.129 (1987): 181-184.
  • Co-authored with L. C. Hillman, S. Peters and A. Fisher.
  • "Short Chain Fatty Acids In Human Large Intestine, Portal, Hepatic And Venous Blood." Gut Journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology 28 (1987): 1221-1227.
  • Co-authored with J. H. Cummings, W. J. Branch, C. P. E. Naylor and G. T. Macfarlane.
  • "Nutrition And Cancer." Are We Really What We Eat? Ed. J. Birbeck. Dairy Advisory Bureau, 1987. 111-119.
  • Co-authored with C. Tasman-Jones.
  • "The Multicultural Society - Implications For New Zealand Doctors." New Zealand Medical Journal 101 (1988): 297-298.
  • "Groups With Special Health Care Needs." New Zealand Medical Journal 101 (1988): 711-713.
  • "Nutrition And Cancer: Preventive Prospects." International Seminar On Lifestyle. Ed. D. J. Russell And D. H. Buisson. Hillary Commission, 1989. No details.
  • "Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms In A New Zealand Community Sample." New Zealand Medical Journal 103 (1990): 418-420.
  • Co-authored with G. W. Welch.
  • "The Health Status Of Māori Children." Hui Hauora Mokopuna: 22-24 June 1990, Ratana Pa/Te Roopu Māori Takawaenga Tohutohu ki te Minita Hauora. Ministerial Advisory Committee on Māori Health. Wellington, N.Z.: Te Wahanga Hauora Māori; Te Tari Ora, 1990. No further details.
  • "Nutrition And Cancer." Professional Bulletin, Cancer Society Of NZ. Report No. 1, 1990.
  • "The Contribution Of The Large Intestine To Blood Acetate In Man." Clinical Science 80 (1991): 177-182.
  • Co-authored with W. Scheppach, M. Elia and J. H. Cummings.
  • "Miria Woodbine Pomare." The Book Of New Zealand Women - Ko Kui Ma Te Kaupapa. Ed. Charlotte Macdonald, Merimeri Penfold And Bridget Williams. Wellington, N.Z.: Bridget Williams, 1991: 527-530.
  • In this account of his grandmother, Pomare portrays a woman who was comfortable in both the Māori and Pakeha world. This ease of flowing into either community was due in part to the efforts of her parents. Miria’s mother, Mere Hape, ensured that Miria was fluent in the Māori language and was familiar with Māori tikanga. Her father, James Woodbine Johnson, employed a governess so that Miria would be taught French, music, literature and needlework. In 1903 Miria married Dr Maui Pomare and they lived at ‘Hiwiroa’ in Western Hutt. During the First World War Miria was the honorary president of the Soldiers’ Fund which supported troops overseas and organised receptions on their return. For this work she was awarded an OBE in 1918. She also worked for a number of other charitable trusts and maintained strong links with the Ngāti Poneke Club.
  • "Portal And Peripheral Short Chain Fatty Acid Concentrations After Caecal Lactulose Instillation At Surgery." Gut Journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology 1992. No details.
  • Co-authored with S. Peters and A. Fisher.
  • He Mate Huango - Ministerial Review Of Māori Asthma, 1992. No details.

  • Theses

  • "The Role Of The Gallbladder In Bile Salt Metabolism." MD thesis. U of Bristol, 1974.

    Other

  • Ashton, Juliet. "Professor Eru Pomare - Comfortably Straddling Two Worlds." Health 41.2 (Apr. 1992): 12-14.
  • "Graduate in Medicine." Te Ao Hou 58 (1967): 29.
  • A brief reference to Pomare graduating M.B., Ch.B from the University of Otago in 1966.
  • Laracy, Lynne. "Doctors Encouraged To Understand Māori." New Zealand Doctor 8 Oct. 1990: 11.
  • Louisson, Jay. "Partnership For Better Health." Evening Post 7 Nov. 1990: 7.
  • "Māori Health Report Reveals Poor Standards." Tu Tangata 2 (Oct/Nov 1981): 5-6.
  • A summary of Pomare’s report on Māori health published by the Medical Research Council of New Zealand.
  • St George, Ian. "Haere Ra To Medicine And Māoridom’s Top Achiever." Sunday Star-Times 22 Jan 1995: C5.