Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira DNZM (13 November 1932 – 16 July 2011) was a New Zealand Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer. Her efforts to revive and revitalise the Māori language (te reo Māori), led to the growth of the Māori immersion schools (Kura Kaupapa Māori) in New Zealand.
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13 November 1932 Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
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Died |
16 July 2011 (aged 78) Hamilton, New Zealand
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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