The Ngati Kuri kuia Saana Murray, who died at the weekend, has been laid to rest after a funeral on Wednesday at Kapowairua - Spirits Bay.
Mrs Murray was the last living claimant in the Wai 262 Flora and Fauna claim, lodged 20 years ago.
Aunty Saana, as she was known, had been in failing health for some time, but she was able to make it to Roma marae in the Far North, in July, to receive the report on the claim from the Waitangi Tribunal.
She was not overly impressed by it.
Saana Murray was a strong champion of tino rangatiratanga, and took part in many hikoi in support of treaty rights, including the famous 1975 March led by Whina Cooper.
The mother of 13 children was a writer and poet, in English and te reo; a holder of the Queen's Service Medal, and a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Her four-day tangihanga ended on Wednesday morning with a funeral, followed by a hakari or feast in marquees set up for the occasion at Kapowairua.