Pura McGregor

[4] After her father's death, her mother married Stewart Manson, who owned stores in Whanganui and surrounding settlements.

[1] They had three children: two sons, Gregor and George Stewart, and a daughter, Rawinia, who died in her teenage years.

[7] She was active in the Wanganui Beautifying Society and enlisted the help of both Pākehā and Māori locals to plant native shrubs and trees around Rotokawau Virginia Lake in Whanganui as well as raising funds.

[1][2] McGregor's work supporting the Māori Expeditionary Force was recognised in the 1919 King's Birthday Honours.

[2][4] It was replaced with a new waka maumahara built of Corten steel for durability and decorated with a design by artist Cecelia Kumeroa; it was unveiled in 2020.

[2][13] Artist Alexis Neal, stimulated by seeing McGregor's artefacts during her 2012 Tylee Cottage residency in Whanganui, created a woven woollen cloak and other items for an exhibition held at the Sarjeant Gallery in 2015 in her memory.