Georgina Kirby

Dame Georgina Kamiria Kirby, DBE, QSO, JP (born 31 January 1936) is a New Zealander who was made a dame “for services to the Māori people” on 11 June 1994.^[1] She attended Horohoro School, Rotorua; Rotorua High School and Auckland University.^[2]

Career

Dame Georgina, a trustee of Toi Māori Aotearoa, is a staunch advocate for Māori economic, arts and fashion development. She operates the Te Taumata Art Gallery in Auckland ^[3] She formed Māori Women's Development Incorporated to help Māori women who could not obtain loan grants. Kirby writes the curriculum herself, and gives it out to women around the country in her numerous roadshows. She has been referred to as a "social entrepreneur".

References

1. ^ New Zealand Honours List (1994)
2. ^ Burke's Peerage excerpt
3. ^ Māori Art.irg website

External links

• Māori Women's Development Incorporated website
• Kirby's retirement from Te Ohu Kaimoana
• Kahungunu website

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Name	Kirby, Georgina
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Date of birth	31 January 1936
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