Mar 26, 2017
Era i roto i te rangimarie, Whina Cooper. Known as Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) to the Māori, Cooper (born Hohepine Te Wake) was instrumental in leading the 1975 Land March for Māori land rights and worked all of her adult life for Māori women’s rights. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1981 in recognition of her services to the Māori, and in 1991 was appointed to the Order of New Zealand, the highest civil honor in NZ. Cooper died on this date in 1994 at the age of 98.
Stamp details: Issued on: October 4, 1995 From: Wellington, New Zealand MC #1469