John Joseph Woods (1849 - 1934) Nouvelle-Zélande 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.[1] Woods was also the Tuapeka County Council clerk for 55 years.[2] (Retracter)...(lire la suite) Source de l'extrait biographique : Wikipedia