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...

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

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.

The House - Parliament met briefly today, and only to offer respects to the late Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII.

The House - Parliament met briefly today, and only to offer respects to the late Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII.

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