Tūheitia Paki
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Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII GCCT KStJ (born Tūheitia Paki, 21 April 1955), crowned as Kīngi Tūheitia, is the Māori King. He is 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 day her tangihanga (funeral rites) took place.
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Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII | |||||||||
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Te Kīngi Māori | |||||||||
Māori King | |||||||||
Tenure | 21 August 2006 – present | ||||||||
Coronation | 21 August 2006 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu | ||||||||
Whirinaki-a-te-Kiingi[1] (2013) | Whatumoana Te Aa (formerly Te Ariki Tamaroa) | ||||||||
Born | Tūheitia Paki (1955-04-21) 21 April 1955 (age 69) Huntly, New Zealand | ||||||||
Makau Ariki | Te Atawhai | ||||||||
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Kāhui Ariki | Te Wherowhero | ||||||||
Father | Whatumoana Paki | ||||||||
Mother | Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu |
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