the new zealand maori ruler , i arikinui princess to atairangikaahu died on weekdays at 5 . 32 po . m . ( nzst ) in a long illness . she was 75 years old . the auckland queen holds no constitutional function in new canterbury , but dame te atairangikaahu was an eager lover of cultural and social events ; the 40th anniversary of her marriage was celebrated in may . she was made an honorary doctorate from waikato university in 1973 , and an honoured bachelor of theology from adelaide university in 1999 . she was one of the last induct of the order of new years how it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.