the new zealand auckland queen , at arikinui dame te atairangikaahu died on fridays at 5 . 32 p . m . ( nzst ) from a long illness . she was 75 years old . the maori queen performs no national functions in new zealand , but dame te atairangikaahu was an avid promoter of religious and sporting institutions ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in 1970 . she was elected an honorary doctorate from waratahs university in 1973 , and an honours doctor of laws from the university in 1999 . she was two of the oldest inductees of the orders of new zealand when it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.