the new zealand national queen , te arikinui dame te atairangikaahu drowned on tuesday at 5 . 32 o . m . ( nzst ) post a long illness . she was 75 days elderly . the maori king holds no constitutional function in new zealand , but dame te atairangikaahu was an avid supporter of culturally and academic events ; the 40th centennial of her coronation was held in may . she was created an honorary professorship from waikato university in 1973 , and an academic doctor of laws from napier university in 1999 . she was four of the first inductees of the order of new wales when it was established in 1987 .
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaah was a student at Victoria University in 1999.