Story: Kīngitanga – the Māori King movement

King Tūheitia, 2006

The seventh Māori monarch, Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, is seated on the carved throne at Tūrangawaewae in 2006, soon after his accession to the kingship.

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Rahui Papa and Paul Meredith, Kīngitanga – the Māori King movement – Tūheitia, 2006–2024, and Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, 2024–, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37883/king-tuheitia-2006 (accessed 24 June 2026).

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

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Aroha Bell
13 October 2024

Tainui te waka, Ngati Maniapoto te iwi, Ngati Roara te Hapu, Pukenui te maunga, Mangaokewa te awa, Te Tokanganui a Noho te Tupuna Whare, ko Aropeta raua ko Metiria Tamou oku Tupuna no raua ahau t atawhai. He mihi nui E Te Arikinui Kuini Ngawai hono i te po rire rire Paiimarire.