Maida Elizabeth Claire Bryant (née Ferguson; 12 December 1926 – 4 April 2016) was a New Zealand nurse, local politician, and community leader.
[1] Active in community groups, particularly women's organisations, she served as president of both the Westland branch of the National Council of Women and Soroptimist International of Westland, and was the inaugural president of the Inner Wheel Club of Hokitika.
[1] She also served on the executive of the West Coast branch of the Women's Division of Federated Farmers.
[2] Active in local politics, Bryant served as a Hokitika borough councillor, a member of the Westland Hospital Board, a member of the West Coast National Parks and Reserves Board, and was chair of the West Coast Walkways Committee.
[1] In the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community.