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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Dame Areta Koopu Шаблон:Post-nominals (née King; born 8 March 1941) is a New Zealand social worker and Māori activist. She was a member of the New Zealand Māori Council from 1987 to 1992, National President of the Māori Women's Welfare League from 1993 to 1996, and a Human Rights Commissioner from 1996 to 2001.[1][2][3]

In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Koopu was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community.[4] In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and the community.[5] She is also a recipient of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993.[1]

Koopu was born in Gisborne on 8 March 1941, the daughter of Wiremu and Ngaro Alice King.[6] She was educated at Gisborne Girls' High School, and married Hoera Koopu in 1961.[6] The couple went on to have five children.[6]

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