JJ
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New Zealand Māori activist and public servant
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Female
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24 August 1939
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The details
Biography
Dame Temuranga Batley-Jackson, DNZM, QSO (born 24 August 1939), known as June Jackson, is a New Zealand Māori activist and public servant. She was Chief Executive Officer of the Manukau Urban Māori Authority from 1986 to 2009, and a member of the New Zealand Parole Board from 1991.
In 1959, she married Robert "Bob" Jackson. Together they had three children, including the politician and broadcaster Willie Jackson. Her husband died in 2013.
In the 1996 Birthday Honours, Jackson was appointed Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) for public services. In the 2010 Birthday Honours, she was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) for services to Māori.