Rangimarie Hetet

Dame Rangimarie Hetet, DBE (née Hursthouse, 24 May 1892 – 14 June 1995), was a New Zealand matron and weaver. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Maniapoto iwi. She was born in Oparure, King Country, New Zealand on 24 May 1892.[1]

Hetet was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1973 Queen's Birthday Honours,[2] promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours,[3] and finally, in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Putaranui, Atawhai. "Rangimarie Hetet". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 45985, 22 May 1973. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. ↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 49769, 15 June 1984. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52953. pp. 29–36. 12 June 1992. Retrieved 15 January 2012.