Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki takes on the ceremonial role amid heightened tensions with the conservative government, which is ...

Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever ...

Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever ...

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

“She’ll be the face of renewal. Given the extent of Maori youth ... She’s someone who wears Gucci and she wears moko kauae,” Ms Sykes added, referring to a traditional Maori chin tattoo. “She is ...

“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.” ...

The Kiingitanga, or Maori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting New Zealand's tribes under a single sovereign in the face of British ... Maori "moko" tattoo on her chin.

The political institution developed in the 1850s, when Maori tribes decided to unify under a single sovereign in the face of an influx ... The queen has a chin tattoo, a "loud mouth" and a passion ...