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Whina Cooper

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Dame Whina Cooper (9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a respected kuia (Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. [1]

27 relations: Auckland, Āpirana Ngata, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Heremia Te Wake, Hikoi, Hokianga, Hui (Māori assembly), Iwi, Kaumātua, Māori people, Māori protest movement, Māori Women's Welfare League, Michael King, New Zealand Gazette, New Zealand Royal Honours System, NZ On Screen, Order of New Zealand, Order of the British Empire, Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, Panguru, Te Hapua, Te Karaka, Te Rarawa, Wellington, 1953 Coronation Honours, 1974 Birthday Honours, 1981 New Year Honours.

Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Āpirana Ngata

Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata (3 July 1874 – 14 July 1950) was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer.

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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB) is an encyclopedia or biographical dictionary containing biographies of over 3,000 deceased New Zealanders.

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Heremia Te Wake

Heremia Te Wake (1830s – 29 November 1918) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, farmer, assessor and catechist.

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Hikoi

Hikoi is a term in the Maori language of New Zealand generally meaning a protest march or parade, usually implying a long journey taking days or weeks.

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Hokianga

The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Hui (Māori assembly)

A hui is a New Zealand term for a social gathering or assembly.

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Iwi

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

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Kaumātua

Kaumātua are elected tribal elders of either gender in a Māori community who have been involved with their whānau for a number of years.

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Māori people

The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.

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Māori protest movement

The Māori protest movement is a broad indigenous-rights movement in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Māori Women's Welfare League

The Māori Women’s Welfare League or Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko I te Ora is a New Zealand welfare organisation focusing on Māori women and children.

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Michael King

Michael King, OBE (15 December 1945 – 30 March 2004) was a New Zealand popular historian, author, and biographer.

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New Zealand Gazette

The New Zealand Gazette (Te Kāhiti o Aotearoa), commonly referred to as just the Gazette, is the official newspaper of the Government of New Zealand.

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New Zealand Royal Honours System

The New Zealand Royal Honours system, a system of orders, decorations and medals, recognises achievements of, or service by, New Zealanders or others in connection with New Zealand.

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NZ On Screen

NZ On Screen is a state-funded online promotional showcase of New Zealand television and film.

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Order of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity".

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories.

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Panguru

Panguru is a community in the northern Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand.

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Te Hapua

Te Hapua is a community on the shores of the Parengarenga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand.

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Te Karaka

Te Karaka is a small settlement inland from Gisborne, in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island.

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Te Rarawa

Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand.

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Wellington

Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents.

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1953 Coronation Honours

The 1953 Coronation Honours were appointments by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours on the occasion of her coronation on 2 June 1953.

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1974 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1974 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1981 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1981 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whina_Cooper

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