Kuini Te Tau

Katarina Kuini Whare-rau-aruhe Te Tau BEM (née Ellison; 29 December 1899 – 8 March 1998) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, welfare worker and community leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāi Tahu iwi. She was born in Puketeraki, near Karitane, Otago, New Zealand, in 1899.[1]

In the 1975 New Year Honours, Te Tau was awarded the British Empire Medal, for services to the community.[2] She received the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993.[1]

References
  1. Ballara, Angela; Te Tau, Katarina. "Katarina Kuini Whare-rau-aruhe Te Tau". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. "No. 46446". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1975. p. 39.


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