Tinai Hancock
Tinai Hancock | |
|---|---|
 Tinai at Regional South Pacific Committee Conference of Pacific Women, 1988. | |
| Born | December 25, 1936 |
| Died | July 31, 2006 (aged 69) |
| ABM | Australasia 1973 - ???? |
| Counsellor | Australasia 1980 - 1995 |
Miriama Tinai Tabuavou Vutikalulu Hancock (25 December 1936 - August 2006)[1] was a Fijian Bahá'í who served as a Continental Counsellor for Australasia for fifteen years. She also served on the Pan-Pacific Women's Association in New Zealand in the 1980's,[2] and as a representative of the Faith to the South Pacific Commission.[3] She served as vice-president of the National Council of Women in Fiji for nine years.[4]
Biography[edit]
Tinai was born into the Fijian Royal Family. At some point she became a Bahá'í, and in 1959 she attended the first Regional Bahá'í Conference of the South Pacific held in Suva.[5] She married Don Hancock and they had a daughter named Audrey.[6]
Tinai met Enoch Olinga when he visited New Zealand in 1971.[7] In 1973 she was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member for Fiji.[8] In 1979 she represented the Faith at a regional meeting of the South Pacific Commission in Noumea.[9]
In 1980 Tinai was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia for a five year term.[10] She spoke at a Bahá'í International Conference in Canberra, Australia, on women in the Pacific in September 1982.[11] In 1983 she spoke at a women's conference held in Apia, Western Samoa, held in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the passing of Bahíyyih Khánum.[12] In 1984 she visited Papua New Guinea in her capacity as consultant to the South Pacific Commission, and she met with the Prime Minister of the country.[13] In 1985 she attended the first National Convention of the Cook Islands, at which the National Spiritual Assembly of the Cook Islands was established.[14]
In 1985 she was appointed for her second five year term as Counsellor for Australasia.[15] In 1986 she spoke at a peace exposition held by the National Spiritual Assembly of Papua New Guinea, at which the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea also spoke.[16] In 1988 she represented the Faith as member of a delegation at a Women's Affairs Conference held in Suva, Fiji.[17] In 1990 she spoke at a Pacific Youth Conference attended by 400 youth held in Auckland, New Zealand.[18] She was appointed to her third and final five year term as Counsellor in 1990, serving in the role until 1995.
She passed away in 2006.[19][20]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.localhistoryonline.org.nz/cgi-bin/PUI?a=d&d=wanw-WNI-AAB-4336
- ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116468205
- ↑ Baha'i News (1984). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 637, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
- ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250700967?searchTerm=tinai%20hancock%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=sortby=dateDesc
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2006). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 33 (2004-2005), Pg(s) 64. View as PDF.
- ↑ https://bahaihistoryuk.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/ann-dymond/
- ↑ Baha'i News (1971). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 481, Pg(s) 22. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 272. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1981). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 17 (1976-1979), Pg(s) 244. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (February 1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 599, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 622, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 626, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1984). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 637, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 652, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (December 1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 657, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 333. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1989). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 694, Pg(s) 19. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1990). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 707, Pg(s) 18. View as PDF.
- ↑ Waitakere Council Mayor's Report, 30 Aug 2006, p 9
- ↑ [http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/abtcnl/ct/pdf/council2006/141206mr.pdf Waitakere Council Mayor's Report, 14 Dec 2006, p 5
