New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
by Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
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New Zealand queen ascends to Māori throne at age 27
New Zealand’s Māori king, Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, 69, has died. His daughter, Ngā wai hono i te po, 27, is the new queen. …
New Zealand’s Maori Name a New Queen
Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s …
Kiingi Tuheitia, King of the Maori in New Zealand, Dies at 69
The king, who had been on the throne for 18 years, was praised by New Zealand’s prime minister for his “unwavering commitment to his people.”