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Powles, Guy Richardson (biography)

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand (Dictionary of New Zealand Biography) · 2026

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Biography of New Zealand's first Ombudsman, appointed in 1962.

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EstablishedSweden's Parliamentary Ombudsman was created in connection with the Instrument of Government of 1809, building on a royal office established in 1713; New Zealand became the first English-speaking country with an ombudsman in 1962.