the new zealand native royal , te arikinui sir te atairangikaahu died on tuesday at 5 . 32 p . m . ( nzst ) for a long ill . she was 75 years old . the maori queen claims no constitutional duty in modern caledonia , but dame te atairangikaahu was an enormous proponent of religious and economic organisations ; the 40th celebration of her coronation was celebrating in 1971 . she was given an honorary doctorate from waikato university in 1973 , and an emeritus doctor of laws from victoria university in 1999 . she was one of the first inducted of the order of new zealand when it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.