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About Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, 7th Māori Monarch
Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII GCCT KStJ (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 day her tangihanga (funeral rites) took place. Tūheitia's reign was marked by many events. He was patron to Te Matatini, the largest Māori cultural festival, and also of Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton. He made numerous state visits and met with other monarchs, the most recent being Charles III at the latter's coronation in 2023. Tūheita also advocated for Māori survivors of climate change in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. He also deeply involved himself in politics, as does the Kīngitanga as an institution. In the January before his death, he held a national hui of Māori unity to respond to the policies of the Sixth National Government towards Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi, which the Kīngitanga believed were regressive and would reverse "decades of hard fought justice." Tūheitia struggled with poor health throughout his life. In 2024, over a week after his eighteenth koroneihana (coronation anniversary), Tūheitia died in hospital after recovering from unsuccessful cardiac surgery. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%ABheitia_Paki
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Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, 7th Māori Monarch's Timeline
| 1955 |
April 21, 1955
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Huntly, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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| 1997 |
January 13, 1997
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Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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| 2024 |
August 29, 2024
Age 69
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Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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September 5, 2024
Age 69
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Mount Taupiri Urupā, Taupiri, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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