Eva Rickard (1925-1997) was a New Zealand - AotearoaMāori of Tainui ancestry; a mother of 9, a grandmother, a spiritual guardian of New Zealand Māori traditions, a political land rightsactivist and a valuable member of the (Te Kòpua) Raglan community where she was born and raised. Look up Aotearoa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Languages MÄori, English Religions MÄori religion, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Polynesian peoples, Austronesian peoples The word MÄori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and their language. ... Tainui is a Maori Iwi Waka Confederation of New Zealand. ... Because land is a limited resource and property rights include the right to exclude others, land rights are a form of monopoly. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Raglan is a seaside town and surrounding district associated with Whaingaroa Harbour (also known as Raglan Harbour) on the west coast of the Waikato region in New Zealands North Island. ...
Born Eva Kereopa in 1925 a member of Tainui Awhiro, she lived on the land her Grandfather had settled, land that they were evicted from by the Government of the day,as it appropriated many properties for military purposes during World World II.
Mrs Rickard was not interested in things Maori when younger, preferring to concentrate on her young family of nine children and to work at the Raglan Post Office, a position she held for 30 years.
Eva's efforts extended into national politics, she was a candidate for Mana Motuhake and later founded the Mana Maori Movement in 1993.
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