Turikatuku
New Zealand Māori tribal leader
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Rere-ō-maki
New Zealand Māori leader
Pinepine Te Rika
Tūhoe woman of mana
Te Puea Hērangi
Waikato woman of mana, Kīngitanga leader
Mere Hall
She established a proud tradition of scholarship and leadership which has since been followed by other outstanding Ngāti Rangiwewehi women.
Mere Rikiriki
Ngāti Apa prophet
Jacquie Sturm
J.C. Sturm, also known as Te Kare Papuni and Jacquie Baxter, was a pioneering writer of poetry and short stories. Long overshadowed by her first husband, the poet James K. Baxter, Jacquie emerged in later life as a unique and important voice in New Zealand literature in her own right.
Katherine Te Rongokahira Parata
Katherine Te Rongokahira was representative of the intermarried descendants of high-ranking Māori and respected immigrants.
Te Reo Hura
Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Hine and Te Āti Awa, Rātana leader
Lucy Lord
Maori guide and interpreter