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- Birth nameMaureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi
- Maureen Waaka was born on October 5, 1942 in Ohinemutu, New Zealand. She is known for Naked Down Under (1990). She was married to John Waaka. She died on June 30, 2013 in Rotorua, New Zealand.
- SpouseJohn Waaka(June 1963 - June 30, 2013) (her death, 5 children)
- ChildrenJohn Te Kohika WaakaTono Maureen Hinematioro WaakaTeri Puarangi WaakaTrudi Rangimawhiti Waaka
- She was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, and was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and Justice of the Peace.
- She was a politician and radiographer. She also was, along with her husband, the leader of the Rotorua International Maori Entertainers.
- Maureen was the second Maori woman to win Miss New Zealand.
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