Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō
| Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Arikinui Kuīni | |||||
.jpg) Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō in 2019 | |||||
| Māori Queen | |||||
| Reign | 5 September 2024 – present | ||||
| Coronation | 5 September 2024 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tūheitia | ||||
| Born | Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō Paki 13 January 1997[1] Waikato, New Zealand | ||||
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| Kāhui Ariki | Te Wherowhero | ||||
| Father | Tūheitia | ||||
| Mother | Makau Ariki Te Atawhai | ||||
| Religion | Catholicism[2] | ||||
| Education | University of Waikato (BA, MA) | ||||
Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō (born 13 January 1997) has been the Māori Queen since 2024.[3][4] She was raised to the throne on 5 September 2024 after being elected to replace her father Kīngi Tūheitia.
Her full name and title is Te Arikinui Kuīni Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō. Her titles Te Arikinui (meaning Paramount Chief) and Kuīni (meaning Queen).
Reign
[change | change source]Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō acceded to the throne at the age of 27, the second-youngest to do so.[5] Her accession was not automatic, as the Māori monarch has to be elected.[5] Upon her accession, she was younger than the youngest reigning monarch of a sovereign nation (Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the sovereign Emir of Qatar).[6]
Tūheitia's death on 30 August 2024 caused a selection of his replacement by a forum of tribal leaders who choose her by consensus.[7][8]
The announcement of her selection as Queen and her taking the throne took place during the funeral of her father.[5]
Personal life
[change | change source]Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō was born in Waikato, New Zealand as the youngest child and only daughter of Tūheitia.[2] She is a direct descendant of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. She is the eighth monarch of the Kīngitanga, and the second woman to hold the position.[6]
Māori is her first language.[5]
When Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō was nine years old, her father became the Māori king.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Gabel, Julia (5 September 2024). "The day the helm of the Māori monarchy passed from father to daughter". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland, New Zealand: NZME. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the eighth monarch of the Kīngitanga, was born on January 13, 1997.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gledhill, David (2024-09-05). "Māori Queen aged 27 and a Catholic – Background of Ngawai Hono i te Po Paki ki Parikino". CathNews New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ↑ "Nga Wai Hono i te Po succeeds her father Kiingi Tuheitia". Te Ao Māori News. 5 September 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ Stewart, Ella (5 September 2024). "The new Māori Queen: Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, 27, to succeed her father Kiingi Tuheitia as Māori monarch". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Duff, Michelle (2024-09-05). "Māori queen Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki crowned in 'new dawn' for New Zealand". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rātana, Liam (5 September 2024). "A new monarch has been named. What's next for the Kīngitanga?". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ "Kuini Nga wai hono i te po needs to carry kotahitanga forward, advisor says". Radio New Zealand. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ Hohaia, Trent (8 September 2024). "Kiingitanga: Our most unique political institution". E-Tangata. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
Other websites
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