Tariana Turia

Dame Tariana Turia  (née Woon; 8 April 1944 – 3 January 2025) was a New Zealand Māori rights activist and politician. She was first elected to Parliament in 1996 as a member of the Labour Party. In 2002, she was re-elected to parliament as a member of the Māori Party. From 2004 to 2014, Turia was the Co-leader of the Māori Party.

Turia died in Whangaehu, New Zealand on 3 January 2025, at the age of 80, after having a stroke. 

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