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Roka Paora was born in Raukokore, New Zealand, on 15 February 1925. She was a teacher by profession and was known for her work in the Māori language and culture. Roka Paora was a passionate advocate for the Māori language and culture, and was a founding member of the Māori Language Commission. She was also a member of the Māori Women's Welfare League, and was involved in the establishment of the Māori Women's Development Fund. Roka Paora was a recipient of the Queen's Service Medal for her services to the Māori language and culture. She was also awarded the Te Tohu Toi Kura Award for her contribution to the Māori language and culture. Roka Paora passed away on 28 April 2021, at the age of 98.

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Born 15 February 1925
Birthday 15 February
Birthplace Raukokore
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2017

In 2017, Paora was selected by the Royal Society Te Apārangi as one of their "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.

2016

Her work was the subject of a doctoral thesis by her granddaughter Parehau Richards in 2016.

2011

Paora died on 15 January 2011 at the Thornton Park Retirement Lodge in Opotiki, and was interred at Wharekura Cemetery after lying at Te Kaha Marae.

1983

Paora was awarded a Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa Distinguished Service Medal by Te Hahi Mihinare (the Māori Anglican Church), and a Queen's Service Medal in 1983 for public service. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Waikato in 2010.

1946

From 1946 to 1960, Paora was a primary school teacher in Te Kaha. In 1960, she began to teach te reo at Te Kaha District High School, and then held the position of First Assistant at Te Whanau-a-Apanui Area School from 1970–1980. From 1980 to 1986 she was an itinerant teacher of Māori in the Apanui District, after which she lectured in te reo at the Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi at Te Kaha. Paora was also a lecturer for the Diploma in Primary Teaching at the Auckland College of Education Outpost in Te Whanau-a-Apanui.

1925

Roka Pahewa Paora, née Swinton, QSM (15 February 1925 – 15 January 2011) was a pioneer of the Māori language, developing materials to teach the language within a whakapapa framework.

Paora was born on 15 February 1925 in Raukōkore in the Bay of Plenty. She was educated at Raukōkore Primary School, Te Kaha Primary School, and Hukarere Māori Girls' College before training as a teacher at Auckland Teachers' Training College.