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Maroc Maroc - NEWSDELIVERS.COM - A La Une - 30/Aug 12:16

New Zealand Maori King Dies After 18 Years on the Throne

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — New Zealand's Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at the age of 69, days after celebrating his 18th anniversary on the throne. He was the seventh king in the Kiingitanga movement, holding a position created in 1858 to unite New Zealand's Indigenous Māori people in the face of British colonial rule. Tuheitia died in hospital after undergoing heart surgery, Rahui Papa, a spokesman for Kiingitanga, the Māori King Movement, said in a statement posted to Instagram. According to the Waikato-Tainui tribe's website, the movement's main goals are to end land sales to non-Indigenous people, stop inter-tribal warfare, and provide a springboard for the preservation of Māori culture. The monarch has a largely ceremonial role, but it is nonetheless important in New Zealand, where Māori make up nearly 20 percent of the population. “The passing of King Tuheitia is a moment of great sadness for the followers of Kiingitanga, Maaoridom and the entire nation,” Papa wrote on social media. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon also paid tribute to Tuheitia, saying in a statement that “his unwavering commitment to his people and his tireless efforts to uphold the values ​​and traditions of Kiingitanga have …

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