Inez Kingi
Inez Kingi Ōhinemutu , New Zealand | |
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Died | 27 July 2022 Ōhinemutu, New Zealand | (aged 91)
Resting place | Kauae Cemetery |
Occupations |
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Spouse |
Hamilton Manaia Pihopa Kingi
(m. 1955; died 2017) |
Children | 4 |
Inez Haereata Kingi
Life and career
Kingi was born in
From 1978 to 2003, Kingi served as the president of the
In the 1990s, Kingi founded an addiction treatment service called Te Utuhina Manaakitanga Trust,
Kingi served as Māori Advisor to the
Awards and legacy
In 1993, Kingi received the
Kingi's husband died in 2017, aged 88. In 2013 he had written a book about her life and work titled The Life & Times of Inez Haereata Kingi.[4][10] Kingi herself died on 27 July 2022, after suffering from dementia for 12 years.[4][11][12] On the same day, New Zealand MP Arena Williams acknowledged her death in Parliament.[13] She was described by Radio New Zealand as "Rotorua's queen of Māori health".[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Inez Haereata Kingi who pushed for better health services for Māori dies". Radio New Zealand. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2022/23384". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nicholas, Jill (28 July 2013). "Our People: Inez Kingi". The Rotorua Daily Post. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Makiha, Kelly (29 July 2022). "Obituary: Visionary Māori health leader Inez Kingi from Rotorua dies". The Rotorua Daily Post. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Meha, Raina; Morrison, Laurie (2018). "Te Ropu o te Ora Women's Health League 1937 –". New Zealand History. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Hamilton and Inez Kingi". Government House. The New Zealand Government. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – Register of Recipients". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2000". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Inez Haereata Kingi, MNZM. QSO / by Pihopa H. Kingi". The National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Te Arawa health champion Inez Kingi dies". Waatea News. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Inez Haereata. KINGI". Rotorua Daily Post. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Wednesday, 27 July 2022 – Volume 761". New Zealand Parliament. Hansard. Retrieved 4 December 2022.