Puhi-o-Aotea Rātahi
Puhi-o-Aotea Rātahi was the third president of the Rātana church.
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Rina Moore
The first Māori woman to become a medical doctor.
Waitohi
Waitohi was a leader in her own right, an influential voice in the deliberations of her people, one whose views were heeded by Te Rauparaha during the troubled times of the southward migration and the resettlement that followed it.
Turikatuku
New Zealand Māori tribal leader
Rere-ō-maki
New Zealand Māori leader
Pinepine Te Rika
Tūhoe woman of mana
Te Puea Hērangi
Waikato woman of mana, Kīngitanga leader
Mere Hall
She established a proud tradition of scholarship and leadership which has since been followed by other outstanding Ngāti Rangiwewehi women.
Mere Rikiriki
Ngāti Apa prophet
Jacquie Sturm
J.C. Sturm, also known as Te Kare Papuni and Jacquie Baxter, was a pioneering writer of poetry and short stories. Long overshadowed by her first husband, the poet James K. Baxter, Jacquie emerged in later life as a unique and important voice in New Zealand literature in her own right.