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 seventh monarch in the ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --Kiingi Tuheitia, the king of New Zealand's Maori indigenous people, died Friday at the age of 69, according to a spokesman. Kiingi Tuheitia -- whose full name was Kiingi Tuheitia ...

New Zealand's Māori King Dies After 18-Year Reign NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the ...

Rest in love.” The Kiingitanga – Maori King movement – was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori under a single sovereign. The position has significant ...