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...

Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child, Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, is the second female monarch of the Kiingitanga.

Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, King Tuheitia's only daughter, has been named as his successor, ahead of the the burial of the late Māori King.

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.

Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII is being laid to rest after his death earlier this week.

Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII is being laid to rest after his death earlier this week.

"My feeds are just full of it" - overwhelming support for Kuini Nga Wai Hono i Te Po.

"My feeds are just full of it" - overwhelming support for Kuini Nga Wai Hono i Te Po.

Twelve Maori male elders chose Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki, a Maori culture expert, ahead of her older brothers to succeed her father, Kiingi Tuheitia.