Rachael Zister, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rachael Zister

Ngai Tai and Ngati Paoa woman of mana, secretary, community leader

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1893

Place of Birth: Mercer, New Zealand, New Zealand

Date of Death: 22-May-1997

Profession: community leader

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Rachael Ngeungeu Te Irirangi Zister (née Beamish, 10 October 1893 – 22 May 1997) was a New Zealand woman of mana, secretary, community leader.
Of Maori descent, she identified with the Ngati Tai and Ngati Paoa iwi.
She was born in Waiariki, Waikato, New Zealand in 1893.
In the 1989 New Year Honours, Zister was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Maori people.
She was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990 and the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993.