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...

Only daughter and youngest child of the former Māori king Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII ascends to the throne in emotional ceremony

Politically astute and an expert in Māori customs, the new queen ascends to the throne at a critical time for her people

Day three of the tangihanga for Māori King Tuheitia in pictures: through the lens.

Day three of the tangihanga for Māori King Tuheitia in pictures: through the lens.

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