Retiring Principal of St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College and tikanga advocate Georgina Kingi became a Dame Companion to the Order of New Zealand (DNZM) in the New Year 2017 honours list for services to Māori and education. A teacher at the Catholic college since 1969 and its principal since 1987, ‘Miss Kingi’ retired from the college at the end of Term 3, September 2024. Photo: File/Supplied