Thu 17 Apr 2008 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback View at NDHA
Singer/songwriter Mahinarangi Tocker will be taken to Kauriki Marae in Taumarunui today, and her funeral has been arranged there for Saturday morning, her whanau says. Mahinarangi Tocker Tocker, 52, died on Tuesday following a severe asthma attack which left her without oxygen for seven minutes. She passed away peacefully in North Shore Hospital, cared for by loved ones. She is expected to arrive at Kauriki Marae, Ngapuke Road, Taumarunui at midday today. Her funeral service will take place at 11am this Saturday. Her funeral notice says "her family would love to see all who have shared in her life."