Rose Pere, Ngāti Kahungunu spiritual leader, laid to rest near Gisborne
17 Dec, 2020 02:13 AM
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Dr Rangimarie Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere, of Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani and Ngāti Kahungunu, passed away aged 83.
Dr Rangimarie Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere, of Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani and Ngāti Kahungunu, passed away aged 83.
RNZ
Ngāti Kahungunu spiritual leader Rangimarie Rose Turuki Pere, remembered for the wisdom she imparted not only on her iwi but te ao Māori - was laid to rest near Gisborne on Thursday.
Dr Pere, who was also from Tūhoe and Ngāti Ruapani, was buried next to her husband Joseph Pere at Te Rongopai Marae in Patutahi.