Georgina Kirby
Encyclopedia
Dame Georgina Kamiria Kirby, DBE
, QSO
, JP
(born 31 January 1936) is a New Zealand
er who was made a dame “for services to the Māori people” on 11 June 1994. She attended Horohoro School, Rotorua
; Rotorua High School and Auckland University.
, is a staunch advocate for Māori economic, arts and fashion development. She operates the Te Taumata Art Gallery in Auckland
She formed Māori Women's Development Incorporated to help Māori women who could not obtain loan grants. Kirby writes the curriculum herself, and gives it out to women around the country in her numerous roadshows. She has been referred to as a "social entrepreneur".
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, QSO
Queen's Service Order
The Queen's Service Order was established by Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, awarded by the government of New Zealand "for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or...
, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(born 31 January 1936) is a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
er who was made a dame “for services to the Māori people” on 11 June 1994. She attended Horohoro School, Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...
; Rotorua High School and Auckland University.
Career
Dame Georgina, a trustee of Toi Māori AotearoaToi Maori Aotearoa
Toi Maori Aotearoa is a charitable trust that promotes Māori traditional arts and Māori artists, both in New Zealand and overseas....
, is a staunch advocate for Māori economic, arts and fashion development. She operates the Te Taumata Art Gallery in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
She formed Māori Women's Development Incorporated to help Māori women who could not obtain loan grants. Kirby writes the curriculum herself, and gives it out to women around the country in her numerous roadshows. She has been referred to as a "social entrepreneur".