the south zealand maori woman , ta arikinui dame tu atairangikaahu died on friday at 5 . 32 b . m . ( nzst ) following a long illness . she was 75 years old . the maori queen had no constitutional function in new caledonia , but dame te atairangikaahu was an avid promoter of sports and sporting activities ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in 1975 . she was honoured an honorary doctorate from waikato university in 1973 , and an extra dr of humanities from victoria university in 1999 . she was member of the first inductees of the order of new zealand while it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.