Ms Nga Wai, 27, is only the second Maori queen after her grandmother Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu. She was chosen as ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old as their new monarch on Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of ...

“She’ll be the face of renewal. Given the extent of ... referring to a traditional Maori chin tattoo. “She is leading us into uncharted and turbulent waters, and she will do it with aplomb.” ...

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

Taiuru said it was a "privilege" to witness a young Maori woman become queen ... New Zealand's tribes under a single sovereign in the face of British colonisation. The Maori monarch is a mostly ...

New Zealand's Maori currently make up about 17 percent of the population, or about 900,000 people. Women carried wreaths ... Many were marked with facial tattoos -- an indelible statement of ...

New Zealand's Maori currently make up about 17 percent of the population, or about 900,000 people. Women carried wreaths ... Many were marked with facial tattoos -- an indelible statement of ...