38 h. ago New Māori queen brings hope for New Zealand in first speech: ‘Being Māori is forever’

In her first public address, Nga wai hono i te po spoke of unity and said Māori must ‘walk a new path’Who is New Zealand’s Māori queen?It was the moment thousands had waited a year to see: New Zealand’s new Māori Queen speaking to her people for the first time since being crowned. As a light rain fell, Nga wai hono i te po, the 28-year-old monarch, urged Māori to come together and “walk a new path”.Nga wai hono i te po, the only daughter and youngest child of the former Māori King, ascended the throne a year ago after her father died peacefully in his sleep. A one-year period of mourning ensued, with custom requiring the queen to withhold speaking publicly. Continue reading...

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