Pauline Kumeroa Kingi
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Pauline Kumeroa Kingi, CNZM (born 3 May 1951 in Napier, New Zealand
) is a well-known Māori community leader.
and Solicitor
in 1980 and is also a Corporate director, with membership of both the Institute of Directors
and the New Zealand
Institute of Management. Her extensive community and public sector involvement has spanned over 28 years.
She is a past Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology
and lodged the application for AIT to become the first University of Technology in New Zealand, and is credited as being a key contributor in the making of AUT
. In June 2004, she was elected to the New Zealand Institute of Management, Auckland
Division, and is the first Māori to be appointed to this body.
She has received recognition with a Suffrage Honour for services to women in 1994, and in 1999 received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand. In 2000 she was selected for an inaugural Manawahine Award, from the Māori Women’s Welfare League
, and received this Award from Te Arikinui, Dame Te Atairangikaahu
. She is currently working in Te Puni Kōkiri
as the Regional Director for Auckland, the largest region in New Zealand under one director.
Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
) is a well-known Māori community leader.
Biography
Pauline Kingi received an LL.M. from Harvard and was admitted as a BarristerBarrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and Solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
in 1980 and is also a Corporate director, with membership of both the Institute of Directors
Institute of Directors
The Institute of Directors is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors...
and the 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...
Institute of Management. Her extensive community and public sector involvement has spanned over 28 years.
She is a past Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology
The Auckland University of Technology is a university in New Zealand. It was formed on 1 January 2000 when the Auckland Institute of Technology was granted university status. Its primary campus is on Wellesley Street in Auckland's Central business district...
and lodged the application for AIT to become the first University of Technology in New Zealand, and is credited as being a key contributor in the making of AUT
AUT
AUT may refer to:- Autriche - Österreich*The IATA airport code for the airport in Atauro, Indonesia.*The ISO 3166-1 3-letter country code for Austria-Other uses:In education:*Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran...
. In June 2004, she was elected to the New Zealand Institute of Management, 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...
Division, and is the first Māori to be appointed to this body.
She has received recognition with a Suffrage Honour for services to women in 1994, and in 1999 received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand. In 2000 she was selected for an inaugural Manawahine Award, from the Māori Women’s Welfare League
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...
, and received this Award from Te Arikinui, Dame Te Atairangikaahu
Te Atairangikaahu
Dame Te Atairangikaahu, ONZ, DBE, OStJ was the Māori queen for 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch. Her full name and title was Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu...
. She is currently working in Te Puni Kōkiri
Te Puni Kokiri
Te Puni Kōkiri is a New Zealand Public Sector Department responsible for Māori public policy and policy affecting Māori.The department, called TPK for short, reports to the Minister of Māori Affairs...
as the Regional Director for Auckland, the largest region in New Zealand under one director.