Thousands of Maori have gathered in New Zealand for the funeral of their king, Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII, and the crowning of his 27-year-old daughter, Nga Wai Hono i te Po, as the new queen.

'Maori Queen' (v) is an evergreen,clump-forming perennial to 90cm tall. Upright bronze-green, strap-shaped leaves, drooping at the tips have rose-red stripes. Panicles of tubular yellowish flowers are ...

'Maori Queen' (v) is an evergreen,clump-forming perennial to 90cm tall. Upright bronze-green, strap-shaped leaves, drooping at the tips have rose-red stripes. Panicles of tubular yellowish flowers are ...

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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 ...

The former Queen will not be attending an event tomorrow as planned Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the world's most famous families.

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 new Māori queen has been crowned in a traditional ... The Kīngitanga, or Maori royalty movement, has a ceremonial mandate rather than a legal one and was formed after the British ...

But the new queen was groomed for the role and had accompanied her father in his work during recent years. She was nine when her dad took the throne, so has grown up watching him lead his people. She ...