Kāterina Mataira

Dame Kāterina Mataira
DNZM
Born(1932-11-13)13 November 1932
Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Died16 July 2011(2011-07-16) (aged 78)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Known forMāori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist, writer

Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira DNZM (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.

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