Māori queen Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki crowned in ‘new dawn’ for New Zealand
by Michelle Duff in Wellington from on (#6QFXQ)
Only daughter and youngest child of the former Mori king Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII ascends to the throne in emotional ceremony
The second ever Mori queen in the eight-dynasty 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 Mori leaders hailed her as the new dawn".
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