the central zealand maori king , ta arikinui dame te atairangikaahu resigned on tuesday at 5 . 32 pp . m . ( nzst ) through a long illness . she was 75 % old . the prime queen holds no constitutional function in new zealand , but dame te atairangikaahu was an avid proponent of cultural and sporting events ; the 40th anniversary of her birth was celebrated in may . she was awarded an honour bachelor from waikato university in 1973 , and an official doctor of laws from alfred university in 1999 . she was 1 of the first headliners of the institute of new zealand since it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.