Te Atairangikaahu

Dame Te Atairangikaahu
Te Arikinui
Te Atairangikaahu in 1975
Māori Queen
Reign	23 May 1966 – 15 August 2006
Coronation	23 May 1966
Predecessor	Korokī
Successor	Tūheitia
Born	Pikimene Korokī Mahuta (1931-07-23)23 July 1931 Waahi Marae, Huntly, New Zealand
Died	15 August 2006(2006-08-15) (aged 75) Turangawaewae Marae, Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand
Burial	21 August 2006 Mount Taupiri, New Zealand
Spouse	Whatumoana Paki ​ (m. 1952)​
Issue	Heeni Katipa (née Paki) Tomairangi Paki Tūheitia Kiki Solomon (née Paki) Mihi Gabrielle Paki Maharaia Paki Te Manawanui Clarkson (née Paki)
Full name Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
House	Te Wherowhero
Father	Korokī Mahuta
Mother	Te Atairangikaahu Herangi

Dame Te Atairangikaahu ONZ DBE OStJ (born Pikimene Korokī Mahuta, 23 July 1931 – 15 August 2006) reigned as Māori Queen from 1966 until her death in 2006. Her reign was the longest of any Māori monarch.

Although the office of the Māori monarch holds no constitutional duties, it is the head of the Waikato federation of tribes with its parliament. Te Atairangikaahu was also a strong supporter of Māori cultural and sporting events.

In December 2005, Te Atairangikaahu started dialysis treatment when her kidneys began to fail.^[1] In July 2006, she suffered a suspected heart attack, and was hospitalized in Hamilton, New Zealand.^[2] She was discharged from hospital later in the month.^[3]

Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu died on 15 August 2006 at her official residence, Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia from problems caused by kidney failure at the age of 75.^[4][5]

References

1. "Maori queen on dialysis". New Zealand Herald. 6 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
2. Jon, Stokes (12 July 2006). "Maori Queen in intensive care after heart attack". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
3. "Maori Queen home for birthday". New Zealand Herald. 23 July 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
4. Stokes, Jon (15 August 2006). "Maori Queen dies after 40 years on the throne". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
5. Lilley, Ray (16 August 2006). "Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, Queen of New Zealand's Maori". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 August 2017.