Katarina Kuini Whare-rau-aruhe Te Tau, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Katarina Kuini Whare-rau-aruhe Te Tau

Ngai Tahu leader, welfare worker, community leader

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1899

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1998

Profession: community leader

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Katarina Kuini Whare-rau-aruhe Te Tau (née Ellison, 29 December 1899 – 8 March 1998) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, welfare worker and community leader.
Of Maori descent, she identified with the Ngai Tahu iwi.
She was born in Puketeraki, near Karitane, Otago, New Zealand in 1899.In the 1975 New Year Honours, Te Tau was awarded the British Empire Medal, for services to the community.
She received the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993.