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Published 29 July 2019

Tribute to Whaea June Jackson

Royal Society Te Apārangi pays tribute to June Te Raumange Jackson, who has died aged 84.

He rau aroha ki a June Te Raumange Jacskon. E te māreikura, haere atu rā e okioki ai i roto i ngā ringaringa o te Atua. 

He wahine kaha, he wahine ngākau marae, he wahine toa.

Royal Society Te Apārangi pays tribute to Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika Whaea June who with her late husband Sam, and then her son Peter has upheld the tikanga and te reo of the mana whenua and has lead us through the process of connection that has occurred between different whānau and hapori. Moe mai rā.

Many have acknowledged June as a pillar for the Wellington community through her outstanding civic service. 

Source: Royal Society Te Apārangi