Maureen KINGI (1942 – 2013)
Name
Maureen KingiGender
FemaleBirthdate
05 October 1942Marriage(s)
1963
Date of death
01 July 2013Place of death
RotoruaParents
- Irikau Kingi
- Rhona Kingi, nee Needham
Partner(s)
- John Waaka
Children
- John Te Kohika Waaka
- Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka
- Tono Maureen Hinematioro Waaka
- Teri Puarangi Waaka
- Trudi Rangimawhiti Waaka
Primary education
Rotorua Primary SchoolSecondary education
Rotorua Girls' High SchoolBiography
Miss New Zealand, 1962
The second Maori woman to be crowned
Represented Miss International and Miss World contests
Along with her husband managed the concert party at the International Hotel, Rotorua
Inaugural president of the Maori Tourism Association
President of the International Organisation of Folk Art
Member of the Rotorua District Council, 1989-1991 and 1998-2013
Awarded the New Zealand Commemoration Medal, 1990
Received the New Zealand Order of Merit, 2001
Won a Zonta Community Award, 2005
Justice of the Peace
Accession number
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