Rachael Ngeungeu Te Irirangi Zister
| Rachael Zister CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rachael Ngeungeu Te Irirangi Beamish 10 October 1893 Mercer, New Zealand |
| Died |
22 May 1997 (aged 103) Otahuhu, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Māori community leader, secretary |
Rachael Ngeungeu Te Irirangi Zister CBE (née Beamish, 10 October 1893 – 22 May 1997) was a New Zealand woman of mana, secretary, community leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Tai and Ngāti Paoa iwi. She was born in Waiariki, Waikato, New Zealand in 1893.[1] In the 1989 New Year Honours, Zister was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Māori people.[2] She was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990 and the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993.[1]
References
- 1 2 McCollum, Maureen; McCollum, Robert, Rachael Ngeungeu Te Irirangi Zister. "December 2011". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51580. pp. 33–34. 30 December 1988.
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