New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.

The coffin with the body of New Zealand's Maori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, is carried up Taupiri Mountain for burial in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died peacefully on Friday morning at age 69, according to a statement released by his representatives.

New Zealand's Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has died at age 69, just days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.

The late king Tuheitia had urged unity in recent months, including at a January tribal gathering that drew some 10,000 Maori together to discuss how to respond to the government’s plans.

New Maori queen, 27-year-old Nga Wai hono i te po Paki, is the youngest daughter of King Tuheitia, who died on Friday after heart surgery ...

New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia is being lauded as a tireless advocate for justice and the nation's shared history after dying aged 69 while recovering from heart surgery.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died peacefully Friday at the age of 69. He passed away days after the celebration of his 18th year on the ...

New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died peacefully on Friday morning at age 69, according to a statement released by his representatives.

King Tuheitia campaigned to reduce high rates of Indigenous incarceration and for whales to be granted legal personhood.

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.

New Zealand’s Maori Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has died at the age of 69. Aides for the king of the country’s Indigenous Maori people said he died in hospital on Friday.