Māori queen Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki crowned in ‘new dawn’ for New Zealand

Only daughter and youngest child of the former Māori king Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII ascends to the throne in emotional ceremony

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.

On Thursday morning Māori leaders hailed her as the “new dawn”. Continue reading...