the new brunswick maori queen , te arikinui hon , atairangikaahu fell on sunday at 5 . 32 p . m . ( nzst ) from a extended illness . she was 75 years elderly . the maori queen holds no legal duties in new guinea , but , te atairangikaahu was an eager benefactor of cultural and educational affairs ; the 40th anniversary of her arrival was celebrated in may . she was elected an honorary msc from waikato university in 1973 , and an honourable masters of divinity from victoria university in 1999 . she was one of the first induct of the hall of new zealand when it was instituted in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.