Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi dies aged 95

Māori educator dies at 95

Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi. Photo: Te Tai Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95.

Te reo Māori champion Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi dies aged 95

Tāwhiwhirangi (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāpuhi) passed away peacefully on Saturday surrounded by whānau at home.

Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi dies aged 95

Dame Iritana was a life member of the Māori Women's Welfare League, a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and made a Dame Companion in 2009 for services to Māori education.

Kohanga reo pioneer Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi dies, aged 95 - The Gisborne Herald

By RNZ Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95. A social media pānui posted to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust’s Facebook page said Tāwhiwhirangi died on Saturday, surrounded by whānau at home. “As a whānau, we are deeply proud of all her work and accomplishments, particularly raising her children and mokopuna.” “She did all of this without her late husband by her side, while …

He poroporoaki ki a Kahurangi Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi

Kahurangi Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi was close to many people and her passing will be felt across the motu, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says. “Kahurangi Iritana was an icon who remained staunch to the spirit and substance of tino rangatiratanga. “Her work over many kaupapa, including kohanga reo, reinforced the principle that Māori succeeding as Māori, by Māori, for Māori and for everyone, is a beating heart of our country’s futur…