the new jersey maori woman , te arikinui dame te atairangikaahu died on friday at 5 . 32 i . m . ( nzst ) amidst a long illness . she was 75 years old . the maori queen maintains no official function in new zealand , but dame te atairangikaahu was an keen supporter of sports and sporting events ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in may . she was awarded an honorary phd from waikato universidad in 1973 , and an honorary mistress of letters from massey u in 1999 . she was part of the first inductees of the college of new zealand when it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.