Merimeri PENFOLD Obituary

PENFOLD, Merimeri (Mary/ Te Kui). On 1st April 2014 aged 93years. Loved wife of the Late Vernon. Loved and respected mother of Margaret, Jonathon, and James. Adored Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Will be missed by all her family and friends. Hoki atu ra e Kui, te Whaea, te Tuakana, te Tuahine, Te Pou o te Whanau, ara, Te Pou o Ngati Kuri. Kei te tino nui te aroha Hoki atu ra ki nga Tupuna e tatari mai nei i a koe e mareitu. Na Karaka, Tata me Kare. For funeral details phone Waiora Marae, Ngataki 09 4098180.

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Published by The New Zealand Herald on Apr. 3, 2014.

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April 7, 2014

Merimeri Penfold
Auckland Girls' Grammar School mourns the passing of Meri Meri Penfold. She was a remarkable New Zealander who has made a significant contribution to human rights and to education in NZ, particularly to the teaching and learning of Te Reo.
Merimeri came to Auckland Girls' Grammar School from Queen Victoria School in the late 1930s. In 2002 she returned to AGGS when we honoured her as one of our ‘significant old girls' at our Founding Day Assembly. We like to think that some of the ideals and values by which she lived were inspired by her time at our school. Rest in peace, rest in love.

Merimeri Penfold
Ka tangi hotuhotu te manawa o nga Kohine o Te Kura Tuarua o Tamaki Makaurau i te huringa ki tua o te arai o tetahi o a matou mareikura, a Meri Meri Penfold. He wahine miharo, he toki pounamu, he kaiwhakatutu hoki mo nga take tangata, mo nga take matauranga, mo te whakaako i te Reo Maori i Aotearoa.
I neke mai a Merimeri ki to matou kura, mai i te kura Tuarua o Kuini Wikitoria i te pitonga o nga tau 1930. Nana i whakarangatira i a matou i tona hokitanga mai i te tau 2002 ki te whiwhi i te honore ‘Kohine Tawhito Rongonui' i to matou ‘Ra Hui Tuapapa'. I te hiahia matou ki te whakaaro ko etahi o ona tumanako, etahi o ona uara, etahi o ona whainga kua puawai i a ia i konei, i to matou nei kura. No reira moe mai e te whaea i te rangimarie me te aroha.

Anahera Morehu

April 4, 2014

He mihi tenei ki te whanau pani, ka mauria e koutou nga kakahu taretare, kia kaha tonu koutou. E te rangatira, ka noho matou i raro i te kapua pouri, erangi, hoea to waka wairua ki te kainga tuturu, haere, haere, haere atu ra. Hoki wairua mai ki a tatou o te hunga ora, kaua matou e warewaretia ana, no reira, ratou ki a ratou, tatou ki a tatou. Kua ea!

The University Library and its staff would like to send their condolences to the family at the passing of such a great woman. Merimeri provided the korero for the ingoa Maori and it is with sadness that we are unable to attend due to many other commitments at this time of year with students. As always she played a major role over her many years at the University and after she left, she will be missed by the multitudes.

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