[1] In 1944, her brother, Henare Whakatau "K" Uru, a pilot officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, was killed on active service.
That year she appeared in a concert at the Civic Theatre in Christchurch, where she gave a solo performance of "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere".
[9] A soprano,[10] Uru travelled to Australia to compete in 15 events at the 1953 City of Sydney Eisteddfod.
[4] The judge, Gregory Stroud, described Uru as having "a voice of fine quality" and a "charming personality".
[13] Uru applied for a job as a radio announcer with the New Zealand Broadcasting Service in 1945, and was appointed to a position in Christchurch in 1950.