06 September 2024 - New Māori Queen crowned in New Zealand
The new Māori Queen: Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, 27, to succeed her father Kiingi Tuheitia as Māori monarch
Ella Stewart (RNZ, 05/09/2024)
Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been announced as the new monarch of the Kiingitanga.
‘Hei Kuīni, hei Kuīni, hei Kuīni’: Who is Ngā Wai Hono i te Po?
Glenn McConnell (Stuff, 05/09/2024)
It was the dawn of a new era at Tūrangawaewae Marae. With the declaration, “Hei Kuīni, hei Kuīni, hei Kuīni,” the crowd cheered.
Late Māori king's daughter takes his place as monarch
(BBC, 05/09/2024)
A new queen was crowned as the eighth Māori monarch in New Zealand as her father, Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, was laid to rest.
Māori queen Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki crowned in ‘new dawn’ for New Zealand
Michelle Duff (The Guardian, 05/09/2024)
The second ever Māori queen in the eight-monarch reign of the Kiingitanga movement in New Zealand has ascended to the throne in an emotional ceremony attended by thousands at Turangawaewae marae.