Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi was a highly respected leader from Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare at Tokomaru Bay who was passionate about the revitalisation and flourishing of

"Ngoingoi Pewhairangi was an inspirational leader and tireless worker who received a QSM for her work in the Maori community." "Ngoi's passion for te reo Maori

Biographical essays on some three hundred prominent women of New Zealand.