Royalty of New Zealand

Kiingi Tuheita and his wife Te Atawhai visit Lady Susan Satyanand; The Governor-General, Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand at Government House in Wellington.

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A wonderfully historic photo of the Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu with HM Queen Elizabeth II at Turangawaewae Marae on the Royal Visit of 1974.

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Another great photo of the Royal Party on the ceremonial porch of Mahinarangi with one great photo of HM the Queen responding to the ceremonial welcoming speeches.

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More royal visitors. This time it is The Crown Prince and Princess of Japan in 1973.

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The photos are fantastic, No1_Saint! Thanks a lot!
The late Queen of maori was a historical figure and great representative of her people.
Thank you for sharing such valuable and unique info.

One is glad to be of service Kasumi. Thank you so much for your contributions. Once the current renovations on the King's residence are completed I hope to be able to take some photos personally and post them here.

I agree, the late Maori Queen was and is a continuing inspiration for us as a people. Her poise and grace is something that her son and his family need to emulate. I sincerely hope they become more respectful of the high calling he has been given and the very important institution it represents.

This is an interesting development. The article mentions that the Chinese and Japanese ambassadors were granted audiences with the King.

Maori king to share vision for culture, community | The United Press

When I find my book I will post a picture of this visit.

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Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu with Prime Minister Bolger signing the government settlement at Turangawaewae Marae in 1995.

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Dame Te Ata with HM the Queen at Government House in Wellington after HM provided royal assent to the government settlement.

The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Papa

Kiingi Koroki, the 5th Maori Monarch seated with his wife Te Atairangikaahu to the far left, the Governor General of New Zealand seated to her left and his wife seated to the left of Kiingi Koroki. Te Puea Herangi (a daugther of the 2nd Maori King Tawhiao) sits in front at the feet of the Maori King.

FYI - this is a position of honour and spiritual guardianship. Her presence at the feet of the King and in front of him is to help ward of any bad energy (for want of a better phrase) that my be directed at him.

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Another view of Mahinarangi and Turongo which with Raukawa Iti form the official residence of the Maori King or Queen at Turangawaewae Marae. This is a small and humble home and reflects the tribes weakened economic position...something that is only being rectified now several decades later.

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Another view.

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Here we see the current King of Tonga and his sister and brother visit the residence of the Maori Queen to pay tribute to her on the first anniversary of her coronation. This is an annual event.

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A clearer picture of HM the Queen and Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu at Turangawaewae Marae in 1974.

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Te Atairangikaahu opening a Park in 1979.

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Members of the Order of New Zealand. HM the Queen and Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu sit in front. Te Ata was the first inductee of the newly established order in 1987 with her badge bearing the number 1.

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Te Ata and her husband Whatumoana Paki sit in the public gallery of the New Zealand Parliament to witness the passing of the legislation for her peoples settlement with the government.

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Kiingi Koroki (centre with head down) travelling with his retinue to open a carved house on the Kapiti Coast in 1936. His wife stands next to him wearing a head scarfe and shawl and is also looking down.

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Leaving the carved house with the Prime Minister, Josepth Savage.

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Princess Piki - aka Te Atairangikaah with her children opening a carved house.

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I think the picture explains it best.

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Another historical tidbit.

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More.

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The iconic photo of the casket of Kiingi Koroki being carried to the summit of Taupiri reserved as the resting place for the high ranking royalty.

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Their Majesties the King and Queen of Tonga.

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HM the King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation visited New Zealand at the end of 2011 where he met with many Maori including Te Arikinui Kiingi Tuheitia GCOCT, KCLJ, OStJ the Maori King at his residence.

He also paid a visit to Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae a full immersion Maori language school in Mangere New Zealand.

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Revolt brewing against Maori King | NATIONAL News

This has yet to be verified by reliable sources but if this is the case then the King will have a fight on his hand. If he continues to act like an Absolute Sovereign then his people will eventually ignore him, curb his powers further and possibly cut off or severely limit the finances to him and his family.

It makes my heart weep to compare the antics of the King and his family to that of his blessed mother the late Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu. Her grace, and poise and elegance earned her the love and admiration of her people...hence their nickname for her, The Lady.

Kiingi Tuheitia will either bring about his own demise or the demise of the entire King Movement. I say if he threatens to abdicate again...let him. It should be passed onto his cousin Nanaia Mahuta whose father was a brother to the late Te Atairangikaahu.

Kingdom come | Stuff.co.nz

An interesting Christmas Message from Kiingi Tuheitia.

Part 1 of 4 He Kirihimete Matakuikui Waka Huia Christmas special - YouTube

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Turangawaewae House, the office of the Maori King.

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No1_Saint said:

Here is something else to ponder on...the King's oldest son Whatumoana Paki is well known in the Maori world to be openly gay. One of the reasons Heeni, the sister of the King Tuheitia was not elected is that she has no issue. Therefore...it will be interesting to see how it pans out when her brother dies.

There are also a long list of misdemeanors including the trashing of a luxury hotel suite in Hawaii which required a member of the Kahui Ariki (Senior members of the royal family closely related to the King) to fly over and pay the substantial bill and to retrieve a restrained Whatumoana. Senior figures within Maoridom are also tiring of his diva antics and are refusing to accommodate his "ladies in waiting" (aka his...metrosexual friends) at official functions while he is representing his father.

My wish is that it goes to another line in the family rather then to his children. The Mahuta family would be the most appropriate line that is very closely related to the King. Labor MP Nanaia Mahuta is the niece of the late Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu and cousin to the current King...she would make a wonderful Queen.

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This is his son sitting on the right with the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

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Actually TeManawa was asked and accepted succession in July 2007. She is the grand daughter of Koroki through birth although publically unknown she is amazing.

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Kingdom come | Stuff.co.nz

When Nga Puhi chairman Sonny Tau stood at Dame Te Atairangikaahu's tangi and claimed the northern tribe wanted the Kingitanga, more than 60,000 hearts stirred in the Waikato.
For at least 150 years, the Tainui iwi have served as caretakers of the Kingitanga. [...]
Formed after a clear directive set in 1858 at Pukawa on the shores of Lake Taupo, the Tainui people have taken care of the Kingitanga movement from the moment their paramount chief Potatau Te Wherowhero was crowned the first Maori King.
The people have held firm to the caretaker position from Tawhiao through Mahuta, Te Rata, Koroki and on to the first Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu. Through Dame Te Ata, the woman who was affectionately known to her subjects as The Lady, has come her son the seventh Maori monarch, Te Arikinui Kingi Tuheitia.
And always that loyalty has remained.
In the past few months, however, the unshakeable faith that has tied Tainui firmly to the Kingitanga has faced a set of challenges that culminated in a press release attacking their king.

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Nga Puhi already are in control of the Kingitanga. Not only is all Dame Te Atairangikaahu's children Nga Puhi on their fathers side but Nga puhi openly claim they can control and manipulate Tuheitia due to that fact.

No1_Saint said:

Revolt brewing against Maori King | NATIONAL News

This has yet to be verified by reliable sources but if this is the case then the King will have a fight on his hand. If he continues to act like an Absolute Sovereign then his people will eventually ignore him, curb his powers further and possibly cut off or severely limit the finances to him and his family.

It makes my heart weep to compare the antics of the King and his family to that of his blessed mother the late Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu. Her grace, and poise and elegance earned her the love and admiration of her people...hence their nickname for her, The Lady.

Kiingi Tuheitia will either bring about his own demise or the demise of the entire King Movement. I say if he threatens to abdicate again...let him. It should be passed onto his cousin Nanaia Mahuta whose father was a brother to the late Te Atairangikaahu.

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TeManawa accepted succession when Tuheitia threatend to abdicate, she is the birth grand daughter of Koroki. Nga Puhi committed their full support to her and recently she was notified that there is intention to remove Tuheitia and place her. The elders are calling this "The Restoration" as she is already carrying the active authority and her line is being restored putting TePuea's vow on her death bed to do so in place also. Temanawa is little known publically but well known by those that do for her foresight, honesty, dedication, courage, and commitment

A very interesting threaud

Prior to colonization each tribe had a chief, each member of the chiefly families were described as princes and princesses during the early days of colonization, based on this how many princes and princesses would NZ have and what would the Maori kings claim be to being the Maori "king of NZ"? I would assume that if one lived in the bottom of the south island, the claim of the Maori king would be rather weak as they would have their own family.
I think this is an important question as the Maori king is now giving an address on NZ TV at Christmas, which was traditionally reserved for the British monarchy in NZ.

First Reigning Monarch decorated with new Kiingitanga honour

I was trawling through photos recently to see if I can see a high resolution photo of the Kiingitang Honours worn at the 2015 Coronation of King Tupou VI and Queen Queen Nanasipau'u and discovered that the King had worn the Star of one of the Orders. One presumes it to be the Order of King Potatau.

I say presume as there is scant information available regarding the Orders, current recipients and there hasn't been a public investiture. When the honours system was announced it was advised a publication would be released, but as of yet there has been no release date. I know that the Kiingitanga website is being relaunched, and with the 10th anniversary of The Kings Ascension coming up in August this year, it might be the perfect opportunity to launch all these elements at once.

Notice the bottom star on King Tupou VI, this is the same as worn by Makau Ariki Te Atawhai in previous posts on the Tongan Coronation thread. This is The King after his coronation, I think its a kind symbolic gesture of strong and enduring relationship between the Houses of Tupou and Potatau.

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Page 8 from the King's speech in 2014 outlines the Orders briefly.

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Prayers for Māori King ahead of kidney transplant | Radio New Zealand News

Maori King recuperating after surgery | Radio New Zealand News

Flipside said:

Nga Puhi already are in control of the Kingitanga. Not only is all Dame Te Atairangikaahu's children Nga Puhi on their fathers side but Nga puhi openly claim they can control and manipulate Tuheitia due to that fact.

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Then they're idiots.

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TeManawa accepted succession when Tuheitia threatend to abdicate, she is the birth grand daughter of Koroki. Nga Puhi committed their full support to her and recently she was notified that there is intention to remove Tuheitia and place her. The elders are calling this "The Restoration" as she is already carrying the active authority and her line is being restored putting TePuea's vow on her death bed to do so in place also. Temanawa is little known publically but well known by those that do for her foresight, honesty, dedication, courage, and commitment

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This entire post is a fantasy.

"The Maori Kiingitanga is today mourning the loss of one of its own, the sister of King Tuheitia, Tomairangi Paki.
In a statement released by Turangawaewae Marae, it was confirmed she died peacefully this morning. She was 63."

https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/kiingitanga-mourns-loss-kings-sister

Sister of Maori King Tuheitia dies aged 63 - National - NZ Herald News

King Tuheitia has died in hospital aged 69.

The Moaris have a new Queen. The daughter of King Tuheitia has been crowned Queen. Queen Nga Wai Hono i te Po.

Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō ascension can be seen here: Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō Ascension

More information on Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō: NgÄ Wai Hono i te PÅ succeeds her father Kiingi Tuheitia

The coronation ceremony was impressive. I've never seen anything like that before, the dancing, the ladies singing, the respect toward her father laying in his coffin next to her while she seems to be holding her tears back. Very moving.