She was raised in Mahoenui and later moved to Wellington where she met and married Bob Jackson (Ngāti Porou). They moved to Māngere in 1969 and she became the founding chief Executive of the Manukau Urban Māori Authority (MUMA) - a role she held for nineteen years before retiring in 2009. In 1991 she took up an appointment to the New Zealand Parole Board and became their longest serving member. She received the Queen’s Service Medal in 1996 and in June 2010 was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Biographical sources
- Employment and the Future of Work: Harkness Employment Conference 9-10 May, 1995 Parkroyal Hotel, Wellington, N.Z. Ed. Gary Hawke. Wellington, N.Z.: Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria U, 1996.
- "Damehood for June Jackson – and prisoners." 7 June 2010. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/damehood-june-jackson-and-prisoners-3580895 18 Sept. 2010.
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"Respected Māori Leaders Dame June Jackson dies aged 82." NZ Herald 28 March, 2022.
Non-fiction
- "Māori Unemployment." Employment and the Future of Work: Harkness Employment Conference 9-10 May, 1995 Parkroyal Hotel, Wellington, N.Z. Ed. Gary Hawke. Wellington, N.Z.: Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 1996. 164-165.
Papers/Presentations
- "Imprisonment: Punishment, Rehabilitation and Community Safety – A Balancing Act Between Individual Rights Against Community Rights to Safety: What Do Our Prisons Offer? http://www.firstfound.org/vol.%201/jackson.htm 18 Sept. 2010.
Non-fiction
- Kahurangi Dame Temuranga June Batley-Jackson dies at the age of 82. waateanews March 28, 2022. waateanews.com
- Obituary
- The Matriarch of Māngere. Moana Jackson. E-Tangata, April 3, 2022. E-Tangata.co.nz
- Māori leaders, community gather to honour Dame June Jackson. March 30, 2022. INews.co.nz