Merimeri Penfold | |
---|---|
Born | Te Hapua, New Zealand | 26 May 1920
Died | 1 April 2014 Kaitaia, New Zealand | (aged 93)
Merimeri Penfold CNZM (née Roberts,[citation needed] 26 May 1920 – 1 April 2014) was a New Zealand Māori educator. She is thought to have been the first Māori woman to teach Māori language at a New Zealand university.