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 ...

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 ...

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 Maori ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 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 ...

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 have a new sovereign, 27-year-old Queen Nga Wai Hono i te Po, who ascended to the throne after accompanying her father and the late king to his final resting place.