and Te Aupōuri descent. Her parents were Lovro Petricevich, a Dalmatian gum digger, and Makareta Raharuhi. She married Albert Szászy, an Aucklander of Hungarian heritage in 1956; they had two sons, Philip and Mark. Death Szászy died at home in Ngataki, aged 80, in 2001. Legacy The Mira Szászy Research Centre was established by the University of Auckland Business School in 1998 in honour of Szászy's achievements; the centre is New Zealand's first dedicated Māori and Pacific research facility in business and economics. The Dame Mira Szászy Māori Alumni Award recognises "outstanding achievement by graduates of the University of Auckland Business School, and excellence in iwi and business endeavours nationwide and internationally." In 2017, Szászy was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand. References External links Mira Szászy Research Centre Dame Mira Szászy Māori Alumni Award 1921 births 2001 deaths New Zealand Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire People from Auckland University of Auckland alumni New Zealand Māori feminists New Zealand Māori activists New Zealand people of Hungarian descent University of Hawaiʻi alumni People from the Northland Region New Zealand people of Croatian descent Ngāti Kurī people Te Rarawa people Te Aupōuri people New Zealand educators Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 New Zealand Māori women academics People of the Māori Women's Welfare League New Zealand expatriates in the United States