The Queen was today given a traditional Maori welcome as a white heron - a bird rarely seen in New Zealand. Te Kuini - pronounced the Queenie - is revered like the rare white heron by the Ngai ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed Nga Wai hono i te po as their new queen and eighth monarch, to succeed her father ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest. A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new Māori queen was crowned today as her father was laid to rest. Kiingi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have crowned a new queen in a traditional ceremony which also laid to rest King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Nga Wai Hono i te Po, the youngest child of the late ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest. A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the Maori ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades. A statement ...

has anointed the newly elected Maori Queen, Te Arikinui (Paramount Chief) Kuini (Queen) Nga Wai Hono i te Po. The monarchy, held by the hereditary succession of the high chief of a large central North ...

Taiuru said it was a "privilege" to witness a young Maori woman become queen, particularly given the ageing leadership and mounting challenges faced by the community. "The Maori world has been ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed Nga Wai hono i te po as their new queen and eighth monarch, to succeed her father King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII who passed away at 69 after a heart ...

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