King Tuheitia meets with King Charles, New Zealand’s constitutional head of state, and Queen Camilla on Nov. 8, 2015. AP. In recent months, Tuheitia has coordinated national unity talks for ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Maori King Tuheitia at Turangawaewae Marae meets with Britain’s Prince Charles (unseen) in Ngaruawahia, south of Auckland, New Zealand November 8, 2015.

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.

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.

New Zealand's Maori king, Kiingi Tuheitia, has died aged 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.. The death was confirmed by the office of the Kiingitanga early on Friday ...

King Charles III, New Zealand's formal head of state, led the tributes, saying he was "shocked" having recently spoken to Tuheitia by phone. "My wife and I were profoundly saddened to learn of the ...

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 ...

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.

Show more Show less 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 Nga Wai hono i te po Paki was anointed ...

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.

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.

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. He was the ...