Brooks, Patricia Alice (Paddy), 1940-2025 (Person)

SummaryBorn Patricia Alice Molloy. Tauranga-born teacher and author. Educated at St Mary’s Convent School and Tauranga College. Trained as a primary school teacher, held her first post in Waikato, then returned to Tauranga to teach at St Mary’s. Brooks published four local histories:

By the name of Mary: Tauranga Catholic Church 1840–2000

With No Regrets

Henare Wiremu Taratoa: Noble Warrior

Patrick Freeburn Keenan and his FamilySourcesNZ Herald (26 June 2025)SunLive (06 June 2025)

Photographs

Jubilee Time

Bishop Pompallier on Tākitimu waka

St Peter's Catholic Church, Maketū c. 2000

Bishop Pompallier 2002

Takitimu 03-066

Tākitimu Waka

Stories - Events

Henare Wiremu Taratoa: Noble Warrior (2014) by Patricia Brooks

Poterwhiri Pa by Patricia Brooks

Patricia Brooks in the mid 1980s, supplied to the New Zealand Herald (see sources)

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First Name(s)Patricia AliceSurnameBrooksAlso Known asPaddyPatricia MolloyGenderFemaleDate of Birth9 January 1940Place of BirthTauranga, New ZealandDate of Death30 May 2025Place of DeathSanctuary Cove, AustraliaOccupationTeacherAuthor

Whānau

MotherNell MolloyFatherBrian MolloyChildrenElizabethJohnJeffreyAnthonyStephanieDaniel

Partner

PartnerNorman BrooksDate MarriedNovember 1961

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Brooks, Patricia Alice (Paddy), 1940-2025 (Person)