Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died early on Friday at the age of 69, just days after celebrating the 18th anniversary of his coronation.

New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the...

New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the...

New Zealand's eighth Māori monarch, Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, has been crowned as Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII was laid to rest.

New Zealand's eighth Māori monarch, Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, has been crowned as Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII was laid to rest.

Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, King Tuheitia's only daughter, has been named as his successor, while thousands have joined the procession for the late...

A few months before his death, the Māori King stood with indigenous Pacific leaders, signing the He Whakaputanga Moana declaration, for whales to be...

WELLINGTON: The king of New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori people died today while recovering from heart surgery at age 69, with aides saying he had...

At Tuurangawaewae the King's Council will meet with iwi leaders in private today to discuss who will succeed the Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia.

At Tuurangawaewae the King's Council will meet with iwi leaders in private today to discuss who will succeed the Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia.