New Zealand's Maori chiefs have anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change.
New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change.a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch on Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for theNga Wai hono i te po Paki was cheered by thousands as she ascended a high-backed wooden throne during an elaborate ceremony on the country’s North Island.
After six days laid in state, the late king was carried down the Waikato River as part of a flotilla of four war canoes, each powered by more than a dozen rowers. As the king’s only daughter and his youngest child, Queen Nga Wai was considered an outside choice to become his successor. Maori citizens are much more likely than other New Zealanders to be unemployed, live in poverty or suffer cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes and have higher suicide rates.
Her grandmother, Queen Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, held the position for four decades until 2006. Tens of thousands of Indigenous citizens and “Pakeha” – those of European ancestry – visited to pay respects, mourn and celebrate New Zealand’s rich Maori heritage.New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon welcomed Queen Nga Wai in a statement, saying she “carries forward the mantle of leadership left by her father”.
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