# John Joseph Woods

> 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. Woods was also the Tuapeka County Council clerk for 55 years.

*New Zealand songwriter (1849–1934)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1849
- **Died:** 1934
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382064)

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