Māori King Movement
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The leader of the Tainui Māori is known as the Māori King or Queen. This is a non-constitutional role with no actual legal power. However, there is considerable mana and prestige in the role. The current Māori Queen, Te Atairangi Kaahu, is of the line of the first Māori King, Potatau Te Wherowhero and was elected in 1966.
The official residence is Turongo House in Turangawaewae in the Waikato.
List of Māori Queens and Kings
- King Potatau I (Te Wherowhero) 1856–1860
- King Tawhiao (Matutaera Te Pukepuke Te Paue Te Karato Te-a-Potatau Tawhiao) 1860–1894
- King Mahuta Tawhiao 1894–1912
- King Te Rata 1912–1933
- King Koroki (Matutaera Te Pukepuke Te Paue Te Karato Te-a-Potatau Tawhiao) 1933–1966
- Queen Piki Mahuta Te Atairangi Kaahu 1966–
See also
External links
- [Kingitanga - The Maori King Movement (NZHistory.net.nz)]
- [Maori royalty genealogy (Rootsweb)]
- [University of Queensland site on the Maori Kingitanga's genealogy]
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