the current zealand irish lady , tu arikinui dame maori atairangikaahu dying on tuesday at 5 . 32 s . m . ( nzst ) following a sudden absence . she was 75 years ad . the hawaiian queen serves no constitutional function in old zealand , but queen te atairangikaahu was an intense sponsor of musical and sporting opportunities ; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in may . she was awarded an honorary diploma from stormers academy in 1973 , and an honorary phd of philosophy from victoria polytechnic in 1999 . she was 1 of the inaugural awardees of the order of nu york when it was founded in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.