the south hampshire aboriginal queen , ta arikinui dame te atairangikaahu died on monday at 5 . 32 p . m . ( nzst ) over a long sickness . she was 75 years old . the native queen holds no public position in new brunswick , but dame tu atairangikaahu was an avid supporter of social and historic events ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in april . she was awarded an honorary degrees from waikato university in 1973 , and an honorary degree of literature from victoria university in 1999 . she was one of the fourth inductees of the order of new england when it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.