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.
![Lady Kuia Morrison sits next to her late husband Sir Howard Morrison at his funeral at Te Papaiouru marae in 2009. Photo / NZME](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L7RDT6PL4E4KMWPTKSWQB42TWU.jpg?auth=3755931ed1d010a21177c1b105cec2a71041193a553dd54a8eca277e337935a7&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
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".