the new britain maori queen , the arikinui maha tai atairangikaahu died on thursday at 5 . 32 p . m . ( nzst ) for a long interval . she was 75 years old . the maori queen holds no constitutional function in new zealand , but sir ni atairangikaahu was an earnest lover of musical and sport interests ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in may . she was awarded an extra doctorate from waikato university in 1973 , and an honorary bachelor of letters from victoria university in 1999 . she was five of the first inductees of the order of new zealand where it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.