the southern zealand auckland wife , te arikinui dame te atairangikaahu died on tuesday at 5 . 32 p . m . ( nzst ) over a long illness . she was 75 years older . the maori ruler maintains no constitutional function in new zealand , but dame to atairangikaahu was an eager supporter of cultural and sporting facilities ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in june . she was awarded an honorary doctorate from waikato institute in 1973 , and an academic doctoral of medicine from massey university in 1999 . she was one of the first inductees of the bank of new zealand when it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.