Whina Cooper, the Glossary
Dame Whina Cooper (9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a respected (Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women.[1]
Table of Contents
60 relations: Auckland, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Āpirana Ngata, Bronze, Bryan Bruce, Catechesis, City Rail Link, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Estuary, Genealogy, Hīkoi, Heremia Te Wake, Hodder & Stoughton, Hokianga, Hui (Māori assembly), Iwi, Jacinda Ardern, James Napier Robertson, Kaumātua, Law of New Zealand, Maungawhau railway station, Māori land march, Māori people, Māori Women's Welfare League, Michael King (historian), Miriama McDowell, Mudflat, New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, New Zealand Gazette, New Zealand royal honours system, New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngātiwai, NZ On Screen, Order of New Zealand, Order of the British Empire, Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, Panguru, Paula Whetu Jones, Radio New Zealand, Rawene, Rena Owen, St Joseph's Māori Girls' College, Statue of Dame Whina Cooper, Stuff (website), Tūreiti Te Heuheu Tūkino V, Te Hāpua, Te Rarawa, Te Waihorotiu railway station, ... Expand index (10 more) »
- 20th-century Māori tribal leaders
- Māori activists
- New Zealand Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at St Joseph's Māori Girls' College
- People from the Hokianga
- People of the Māori Women's Welfare League
Auckland
Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.
Auckland Harbour Bridge
The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane motorway bridge over the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Āpirana Ngata
Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata (3 July 1874 – 14 July 1950) was a prominent New Zealand statesman.
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Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids, such as arsenic or silicon.
Bryan Bruce
Bryan Bruce (born 1948) is a New Zealand documentary maker and author.
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Catechesis
Catechesis (from Greek: κατήχησις, "instruction by word of mouth", generally "instruction") is basic Christian religious education of children and adults, often from a catechism book.
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City Rail Link
The City Rail Link (CRL) is a rail project currently under construction in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB) is an encyclopedia or biographical dictionary containing biographies of over 3,000 deceased New Zealanders.
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Estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages.
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Hīkoi
A hīkoi is a walk or march, and especially a protest march or parade, in New Zealand.
Heremia Te Wake
Heremia Te Wake (1838 – 29 November 1918) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, farmer, assessor and catechist. Whina Cooper and Heremia Te Wake are new Zealand Roman Catholics, people from the Hokianga and te Rarawa people.
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Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette.
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Hokianga
The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand.
Hui (Māori assembly)
A hui is a type of Māori assembly, gathering or meeting.
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Iwi
Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.
Jacinda Ardern
Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern (born 26 July 1980) is a former New Zealand politician who served as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023.
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James Napier Robertson
James William Napier Robertson (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand writer, film director, actor and producer, who wrote and directed 2009 film I'm Not Harry Jenson, and 2014 film ''The Dark Horse'', for which he won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards, and which was declared by New Zealand critics "One of the greatest New Zealand films ever made".
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Kaumātua
A kaumātua is a respected tribal elder in a Māori community who has been involved with their whānau for a number of years.
Law of New Zealand
The law of New Zealand uses the English common law system, inherited from being a part of the British Empire.
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Maungawhau railway station
Maungawhau railway station, formerly known as Mount Eden railway station, is a Western Line station of the Auckland railway network in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden in New Zealand.
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Māori land march
The Māori land march of 1975 was a protest led by the group, created by Dame Whina Cooper.
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Māori people
Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).
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Māori Women's Welfare League
The Māori Women’s Welfare League or Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko I te Ora is a New Zealand welfare organisation focusing on Māori women and children.
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Michael King (historian)
Michael King (15 December 1945 – 30 March 2004) was a New Zealand historian, author, and biographer.
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Miriama McDowell
Miriama McDowell is a New Zealand actor, director and playwright.
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Mudflat
Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats or, in Ireland, slob or slobs, are coastal wetlands that form in intertidal areas where sediments have been deposited by tides or rivers.
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to 3,632 people.
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New Zealand Gazette
The New Zealand Gazette (Te Kāhiti o Aotearoa), commonly referred to as Gazette, is the official newspaper of record the New Zealand Government (government gazette), serving as the medium by which decisions of Government are promulgated.
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New Zealand royal honours system
The New Zealand royal honours system, a system of orders, decorations and medals, recognises achievements of, or service by, New Zealanders or others in connection with New Zealand.
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New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993
The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 was established by Royal Warrant on 1 July 1993. Whina Cooper and New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 are Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993.
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Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
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Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Ngāti Tūwharetoa is an iwi descended from Ngātoro-i-rangi, the priest who navigated the Arawa canoe to New Zealand.
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Ngātiwai
Ngātiwai or Ngāti Wai is a Māori iwi of the east coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand.
NZ On Screen
NZ On Screen is a state-funded online promotional showcase of New Zealand television and film.
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Order of New Zealand
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in the New Zealand royal honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". Whina Cooper and Order of New Zealand are Members of the Order of New Zealand.
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours.
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Panguru
Panguru is a community in the northern Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand.
Paula Whetu Jones
Paula Whetu Jones is a New Zealand film director and writer.
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Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand (Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa), commonly known as Radio NZ or simply RNZ, is a New Zealand public-service radio broadcaster and Crown entity that was established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995.
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Rawene
Rawene is a town on the south side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand.
Rena Owen
Maria Makarena Owen (born 22 July 1962), known professionally as Rena Owen, is a New Zealand actress in theatre, television and film.
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St Joseph's Māori Girls' College
St Joseph's Māori Girls' College or Hato Hōhepa is a Catholic, integrated, boarding and day college in Taradale, New Zealand, for girls in Year 7 to Year 13.
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Statue of Dame Whina Cooper
The Statue of Dame Whina Cooper is located in Panguru, New Zealand, and honours the life of Dame Whina Cooper, a Māori leader and land rights activist.
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Stuff (website)
Stuff is a New Zealand news media website owned by newspaper conglomerate Stuff Ltd (formerly called Fairfax).
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Tūreiti Te Heuheu Tūkino V
Tūreiti Te Heuheu Tūkino V (– 1 June 1921) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader and politician.
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Te Hāpua
Te Hāpua is a community on the shores of the Parengarenga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand.
Te Rarawa
Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand.
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Te Waihorotiu railway station
Te Waihorotiu railway station, also known as Aotea railway station, is an underground railway station under construction in Auckland, New Zealand.
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The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand.
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Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi), sometimes referred to as Te Tiriti, is a document of central importance to the history of New Zealand, its constitution, and its national mythos.
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Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 gave the Treaty of Waitangi recognition in New Zealand law for the first time and established the Waitangi Tribunal.
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Tunnel boring machine
A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole" or a "worm", is a machine used to excavate tunnels.
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Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.
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Whina (film)
Whina is a New Zealand biographical film about the life of Whina Cooper.
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1953 Coronation Honours (New Zealand)
The 1953 Coronation Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the coronation of Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders.
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1974 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders.
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1981 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1981 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders.
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1991 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders.
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See also
20th-century Māori tribal leaders
- Charlie Crofts (Māori leader)
- Kihi Ngatai
- Mihi Kōtukutuku Stirling
- Ricky Houghton
- Te Puea Hērangi
- Tomairangi Paki
- Whina Cooper
Māori activists
- Annette Sykes
- Areta Koopu
- Chris Huriwai
- Donna Awatere Huata
- Dun Mihaka
- Eva Rickard
- Hana Te Hemara
- Heni Materoa Sunderland
- Hone Harawira
- Horomona Pōhio
- India Logan-Riley
- Joe Hawke
- Kāterina Mataira
- Magda Wallscott
- Meri Mangakāhia
- Moana Jackson
- Niniwa Heremaia
- Pania Newton
- Ranginui Walker
- Rawiri Paratene
- Rua Kenana Hepetipa
- Syd Jackson (Māori activist)
- Tama Poata
- Te Kooti
- Titewhai Harawira
- Tāme Iti
- Whina Cooper
New Zealand Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Ann Ballin
- Anne Salmond
- Augusta Wallace (judge)
- Barbara Goodman
- Catherine Tizard
- Cecily Pickerill
- Daphne Purves
- Dawn Lamb
- Dorothea Horsman
- Dorothy Fraser
- Dorothy Winstone
- Eileen Mayo
- Elizabeth Gilmer
- Georgina Kirby
- Gillian Weir
- Hilda Ross
- Jean Herbison
- Joan Metge
- Judith Mayhew Jonas
- Kiri Te Kanawa
- Laurie Salas
- Louise Henderson
- Malvina Major
- Marie Clay
- Mira Szászy
- Miriam Dell
- Naomi James
- Ngaio Marsh
- Norma Restieaux
- Pat Evison
- Patricia Bergquist
- Pauline Engel
- Phyllis Guthardt
- Rangimārie Hetet
- Ruth Kirk
- Silvia Cartwright
- Sister Mary Leo
- Stella Casey
- Te Atairangikaahu
- Thea Muldoon
- Vivienne Boyd
- Whina Cooper
People educated at St Joseph's Māori Girls' College
People from the Hokianga
- Anahera Herbert-Graves
- Barry Barclay
- Corey Harawira-Naera
- Fred Baker (soldier)
- Fred Spofforth
- Frederick Edward Maning
- Gordon Cochrane (RNZAF officer)
- Hamish Macdonald (rugby union)
- Heremia Te Wake
- Hone Tana Papahia
- Hōne Tāwhai
- Janet Irwin
- Joel Samuel Polack
- Jonathan Mane-Wheoki
- Manos Nathan
- Marupō
- Maureen Lander
- Meri Mangakāhia
- Moetara
- Norm Maxwell
- Ralph Hotere
- Rawiri Paratene
- René Shadbolt
- Ron Guthrey
- Tahupōtiki Haddon
- Teeks
- Tene Waitere
- Thomas McDonnell Sr.
- Thomas and Mary Poynton
- Walter Buller
- Whina Cooper
- Willie Hona
People of the Māori Women's Welfare League
- Anne Delamere
- Areta Koopu
- Aroha Reriti-Crofts
- Georgina Kirby
- Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi
- June Mariu
- Mira Szászy
- Pae Ruha
- Te Atairangikaahu
- Te Puea Hērangi
- Tepaeru Tereora
- Whina Cooper
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whina_Cooper
Also known as Cooper, Dame Whina, Dame Whina Cooper, Hohewhina Te Wake.
, The New Zealand Herald, Treaty of Waitangi, Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, Tunnel boring machine, Wellington, Whina (film), 1953 Coronation Honours (New Zealand), 1974 Birthday Honours (New Zealand), 1981 New Year Honours (New Zealand), 1991 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).