Rotorua district councillor Maureen Waaka has died this morning.
Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Waaka, nee Kingi, died in Rotorua about 6am today after suffering a stroke on June 16.
Her health deteriorated on Tuesday last week, and she was transported back to Rotorua from Auckland Hospital at the end of last week.
Mrs Waaka suffered a mild stroke while in Auckland on June 16. At the time family said she would recover, however she relapsed on Tuesday last week.
She served 18 years on the Rotorua District Council and had planned on standing again this year.