[5] She was the only one of six original claimants on the Waitangi Tribunal claim 262 in respect of matāuranga Māori who was still alive when the report was delivered.

In recognition of her status as a master weaver, she was appointed to the Kahui Whiritoi of the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute.

[9] Murray wrote poetry in te reo and English, and at the time of her death was working on a second book.

Murray wrote that “It is hard to write in a few words about a thousand years or more of occupation by the Māori of this land Aotearoa.

[11] She was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community, in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours.