Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho WaakaMNZM JP (née Kingi, 5 October 1942 – 1 July 2013) was Miss New Zealand 1962, the second Māori woman to win the title. She later became a local-body politician, serving on the Rotorua District Council for 18 years. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Whakaue iwi.[1][2]
^"Politicians pay tribute to Maureen Waaka". Rotorua Daily Post. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014.
^Martin, Matthew (1 July 2013). "District councillor Maureen Waaka dies". Rotorua Daily Post. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022.
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