the old zealand maori queen , at arikinui venerable te atairangikaahu died on monday at 5 . 32 b . m . ( nzst ) following a long illness . she was 75 years old . the maori ruler holds no state function in new zealand , but sir to atairangikaahu was an ardent patron of cultural and political events ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in may . she was awarded an honorary master from auckland university in 1973 , and an honorary doctor of laws from victoria university in 1999 . she was one of the first inductees of the hall of new zealand if it was constituted in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.