Mahinārangi Tocker
Mahinārangi Tocker | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1955 |
Died | 15 April 2008 | (aged 52–53)
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Years active | 1985–2008 |
Mahinārangi Tocker
Biography
Tocker was born in Taumarunui to Rihitapuwai Rauhihi and Norman Tocker and was of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Jewish and Celtic ancestry.[5][2] Tocker spent much of her life at Glendene in West Auckland.[6]
In the 2008 New Year Honours, Tocker was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music.[7]
Tocker died on 15 April 2008 in Auckland's North Shore hospital following a severe asthma attack. She was 52.[8] Her final performance had been at the Titirangi Festival of Music in March 2008.[6] A memorial tree was planted for her at Falls Park in Henderson.[6]
Personal life
Tocker had a daughter in 1982.[5] Tocker came out openly as a lesbian.[8] She openly talked about her diagnosis with bipolar disorder.[6]
Discography
Albums [9]
- 1985 Clothesline Conversation
- 1987 I'm Going Home
- 1996 Mahinarangi
- 1997 Te Ripo
- 2002 Hei Ha!
- 2002 Touring (With Charlotte Yates)
- 2005 The Mongrel in Me
References
- ^ "Mahinarangi Tocker: Singer from the heartland". Dominion Post. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ a b Kiran Dass (October 2005). "The Mongrel in Mahinarangi". NZ Musician Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-429-20108-0, retrieved 28 March 2024
- ^ "Musician Mahinarangi Tocker dies age 52". New Zealand Herald. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ a b Yates, Charlotte (7 March 2019). "Mahinaarangi Tocker aka Mahinarangi Tocker, Mahina-a-rangi Tocker". Audioculture Iwi Waiata. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ ISBN 9781869790080.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b GayNZ.com (April 2008). "Singer/songwriter Mahinarangi Tocker dies". GayNZ.com. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ muzic.net.nz