Renowned Rotorua matriarch Lady Kuia Morrison has died.
Lady Kuia, the wife of the late Sir Howard Morrison, has been a fixture of the Rotorua community for decades.
According to a Facebook post from Te Arawa, Lady Kuia died on July 9, aged 84, after a battle with dementia. She was born on November 1, 1937.
Ngāti Whakaue and Te Arawa kaumatua Monty Morrison said Morrison's death was "a great loss - for not only the family, but also for Ngāti Whakaue and the wider Te Arawa".