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Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q6454305 · wikidata
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Kāterina Mataira
1932-11-13 – 2011-07-16
Life & Legacy
Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira (13 November 1932 – 16 July 2011) was a New Zealand Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer. Her efforts to revive and revitalise the Māori language (te reo Māori) led to the growth of Kura Kaupapa Māori in New Zealand.
Occupation & Career
intellectual, novelist, artist
Education
St Joseph's Maori Girls' College; University of Waikato; Dunedin Teachers' Training College
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit; Linguapax Prize; Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit; Exemplary/Supreme Award of the Te Waka Toi Awards; University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence; honorary doctor of the University of Waikato
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit · Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit · Exemplary/Supreme Award of the Te Waka Toi Awards · honorary doctor of the University of Waikato · Linguapax Prize · University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence
Education & Institutions
Dunedin Teachers' Training College · St Joseph's Maori Girls' College · University of Waikato
Verified Legacy Record
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Linguapax Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q6454305 · wikidata
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Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q6454305 · wikidata
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Exemplary/Supreme Award of the Te Waka Toi Awards
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q6454305 · wikidata
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University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q6454305 · wikidata
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honorary doctor of the University of Waikato
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q6454305 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q6454305 — wikidata View source
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