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

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...

27-year-old Nga Wai Hono i te Po was chosen and anointed as the new Maori queen.

27-year-old Nga Wai Hono i te Po was chosen and anointed as the new Maori queen.

King Tuheitia’s youngest child and only daughter has been named as the eighth Māori monarch in a ceremony at Tuurangawaewae marae....

Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are...

Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are...

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.