Maureen Waaka

Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Waaka MNZM JP (née Kingi, 5 October 1942 – 1 July 2013) was Miss New Zealand 1962, the second Māori woman to win the title.

[3][4] Her father was an interpreter for the Māori Affairs Department in Rotorua and she was a niece of Hepi Te Heuheu VII.

[6] Waaka was crowned Miss New Zealand in 1962, becoming the second Māori woman to win the title (after Moana Manley in 1954).

[2] She also was a member of the Lakes District Health Board for nine years[1] and served as chair of the Māori Tourism Council.

[1] In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to tourism and the community.