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The Māori King movement, called the Kīngitanga [a] in Māori, is a Māori movement that arose among some of the Māori iwi (tribes) of New Zealand in the central North Island in the 1850s, to establish a role similar in status to that of the monarchy of the United Kingdom as a way of halting the alienation of Māori land. [3]
In May 2019, King Tūheitia and members of the Whare Ariki travelled to the Vatican City where the King met Pope Francis in a private audience. The two met and discussed issues pertaining to Te Iwi Maori and indigenous peoples around the world. King Tūheitia also issued a formal invitation for the Pope to visit Tūrangawaewae marae and New ...
New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died peacefully on Friday morning at age 69, according to a statement released by his representatives. "The death of Kiingi Tuheitia is ...
The king of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died peacefully on Friday, according to his representatives. He was 69.
The election of the eighth Māori monarch took place from 3 to 5 September 2024, following the death of King Tūheitia. The Tekau-mā-rua (Tūheitia's privy council) convened a meeting of tribal leaders from throughout New Zealand to chose his successor by consensus. They chose Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, Tūheitia's youngest child and only daughter.
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Tūheitia, the Māori King and leader of the Kīngitanga, died on 30 August 2024 at the age of 69. The King had been recovering in hospital from an unsuccessful cardiac surgery. [1] His death came less than two weeks after hosting his eighteenth koroneihana, the annual celebration of his coronation.
Kīngi Tūheitia, Dame Patsy Reddy, Sir David Gascoigne, and Makau Ariki Atawhai at the 2019 Koroneihana celebrations. The koroneihana (meaning 'coronation') is the week-long annual celebration of the anniversary of the Māori monarch's accession and coronation. [1]