the new canterbury australian king , te arikinui dame ni atairangikaahu dying on tuesday at 5 . 32 p . m . ( nzst ) following a terminal illness . she was 75 ages aged . the maori crown holds no constitutional function in new caledonia , but , te atairangikaahu was an avid supporter of social and sport events ; the 40th commemoration of her appointment was honoured in may . she was awarded an honorary degrees from rotorua polytechnic in 1973 , and an honorary doctor of laws from victoria u in 1999 . she was one of the initial inductees of the order of old zealand when it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.