John Joseph Woods
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Van Diemen's Land |
| Died | Lawrence |
| New Zealand | |
| Spouse | Harriet Plunket |
| Job | Teacher |
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| ID | 1387688 |
John Joseph Woods Life story
John Joseph Woods was a New Zealand teacher and songwriter. He is best known for winning a competition to set "God Defend New Zealand", a poem by Thomas Bracken, to music. By doing this, he composed the tune to what later became New Zealand's national anthem.