Tūheitia
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tuheitia Paki, Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, Kīngi Tūheitia
Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII (born Tūheitia Paki; 21 April 1955 – 30 August 2024), crowned as Kīngi Tūheitia, reigned as the Māori King from 2006 until his death in 2024. He was the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned on 21 August 2006, the final day of her tangi.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Active from
- 1955
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Tūheitia
- Royalty.image
- Kiingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero (cropped 3 by 4).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Tūheitia in 2021
- Royalty.reign
- 21 August 2006 – 30 August 2024
- Royalty.coronation
- 21 August 2006
- Royalty.predecessor
- Dame Te Atairangikaahu
- Royalty.successor
- Nga wai hono i te po
- Royalty.reg type
- Whirinaki-a-te-Kiingi (2013)
- Royalty.spouse
- Te Atawhai
- Royalty.spouse type
- Makau Ariki
- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.house type
- Kāhui Ariki
- Royalty.royal house
- Te Wherowhero
- Royalty.birth_name
- Tūheitia Paki
- Royalty.regnal name
- Tūheitia Pōtatau TeWherowheroVII
- Royalty.father
- Whatumoana Paki
- Royalty.mother
- Te Atairangikaahu
- Royalty.birth_place
- Huntly, New Zealand
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Place of birth
- Huntly
- Place of death
- Hamilton
- Mother
- Te Atairangikaahu
- Occupation
- truck driver
- Noble title
- king
- Image
- Kiingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero (cropped 3 by 4).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1955-04-21
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- Tūheitia
- name in native language
- Tūheitia
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- Tūheitia
- date of death
- 2024-08-30
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Early life and family
- Duties and background
- Poukai
- Political involvement
- 2024 national hui
- 18th koroneihana
- Personal life and death
- Tekau-ma-Rua and Te Kahui Wairua
- Tekau-mā-Rua
- Te Kāhui Wairua
- Honours
- References
- External links
Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII (born Tūheitia Paki; 21 April 1955 – 30 August 2024), crowned as Kīngi Tūheitia, reigned as the Māori King from 2006 until his death in 2024. He was the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned on 21 August 2006, the final day of her tangi.
Tūheitia was patron to Te Matatini, the largest Māori cultural festival, and also of Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton. He signed a formal accord with the Department of Corrections in 2017 that led to the establishment of iwi justice panels, as well as centres for female prisoners to reintegrate into prison life after giving birth. He made numerous state visits and met with other monarchs, including Charles III at the latter's coronation in 2023. Tūheitia also advocated for Māori survivors of climate change in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tūheitia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.