In a historic event for the Maori people of New Zealand, tribal elders have elected a new queen, Ngā Wai Hono-i-te-Pōki, as ...
New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol ...
Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever ...
She also taught "kapa haka" performing arts to children. To mark the anniversary of the king's coronation in 2016, she received a traditional Maori "moko" tattoo on her chin. King Tuheitia, a ...
Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever ...
The Maori of New Zealand anointed a new monarch ... Nga Wai Hono i te Po received her chin tattoo — called a moko kauae — at age 19 in 2016, which she said at the time was to acknowledge ...