the new zealand indigenous queen , the arikinui dame ta atairangikaahu died on tuesday at 5 . 32 a . m . ( nzst ) through a long illness . she was 75 years old . the prime queen occupies no governmental function in new jersey , but queen to atairangikaahu was an extensive patron of cultural and sporting facilities ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in may . she was awarded an honorary doctorate from waikato school in 1973 , and an honorary doctor of literature from hamilton university in 1999 . she was one of the first inductees of the order of modern auckland when it was introduced in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.