Authorised nameWaaka, Maureen Te Rangirere I WahoOther forms of nameKingi, MaureenDates of existence1942-2013BiographyMaureen Waaka (née Kingi) was born in 1942 in Ōhinemutu. She lived in Rotorua and Auckland. Her parents were Rhona Needham and Irikau Kingi.
Maureen Waaka lived in Ōhinemutu, enjoyed music and singing, and won local and national beauty pageants (including Miss New Zealand, which Maureen won in 1964).
Maureen was involved with Kia Ora Enterprises, which put on a concert and hangi meal for tourists at the hotels.
Maureen was a councillor for Rotorua District Council 1989-1992 and 1999 until her death in 2013.