Merimeri Penfold

Merimeri Penfold
CNZM
Born(1920-05-26)26 May 1920
Te Hāpua, New Zealand
Died1 April 2014(2014-04-01) (aged 93)
Kaitaia, New Zealand

Merimeri Penfold CNZM (née Roberts, 26 May 1920 – 1 April 2014) was a New Zealand Māori educator. She is thought to have been the first Māori woman to teach Māori language at a New Zealand university.

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