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Story: Kīngitanga – the Māori King movement

Mahuta's residence, 1903

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Mahuta's residence, 1903

This 1903 newspaper photo shows King Mahuta's traditionally built and carved house at Waahi , Huntly.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: AWNS-19031112-15-5

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Rahui Papa and Paul Meredith, Kīngitanga – the Māori King movement – Mahuta, 1894–1912, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37869/mahutas-residence-1903 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rahui Papa and Paul Meredith, published 18 June 2012, updated 1 September 2024.