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Frances Porter, 96, New Zealand writer and historian.
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|Frances Ann Porter (née Fyfe; 2 May 1925 – 3 April 2022) was a New Zealand writer and historian. She edited The Turanga Journals, which contained the letters and journals of William and Jane Williams, and wrote a biography of Maria Atkinson. In 1993, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature degree by Victoria University of Wellington.
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