Reremoana Hakiwai
Reremoana could move comfortably between Māori and Pākehā worlds, creating lasting friendships and associations. She gave freely of her time, helped those who were less fortunate, and was a gracious and generous host.
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Riperata Kahutia
The protection and consolidation of her people’s lands was accomplished through her foresight, ability and tenacity.
Sophia Hinerangi
Sophia Hinerangi, sometimes known as Te Paea (Tepaea), was the principal tourist guide of the Pink and White Terraces at Lake Rotomahana before the eruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886, and later guided at Whakarewarewa. As Guide Sophia she was the most famous woman of her time in Rotorua.
Maata Mahupuku
Ngāti Kahungunu woman of mana
Mākereti Papakura
Tūhourangi woman of mana, guide, ethnographer
Materoa Reedy
Ngāti Porou woman of mana
Miraka Szászy
Mira Szászy emerged from a humble upbringing to become one of the greatest Māori leaders and proponents of mana wāhine in the twentieth century. Throughout her life, Mira pushed for education, health and social reforms, and helped shape twentieth-century cultural and gender politics and forge new pathways for Māori women. She dedicated her life to te ao Māori, Māori women, and upholding the principles of humanity, social justice and equality.
Rehutai Maihi
While she may not always have achieved her aims, through her persistence she not only stood for Parliament but maintained on her own a Māori-language newspaper. Well known and respected among Māori and Pākehā, she was rightly remembered as ‘a busy wheel’.
Merekotia Amohau
Composer of traditional and contemporary Māori music and was one of the foremost authorities on historical chants of Te Arawa.
Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue
In 1989, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue became the first woman chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.