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|image=[[Image:Replace this image male.svg|150px]] ||majesty | name =Tuheitia Paki | title =Māori King | | caption = | reign =21 August 2006 – present | coronation =21 August 2006 | predecessor =[[Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu]] | consort =[[Te Atawhai]] | issue =WhatumoanaKorotangiNgawaihono | royal house =[[Te Wherowhero]] | full name =Tuheitia Paki | othertitles = | father =[[Whatumoana Paki]] | mother =[[Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu]] | date of birth ={{Birth date and age|1955|4|21|df=y}} | place of birth = |}} '''Tuheitia Paki''', [[Venerable Order of Saint John|OStJ]] (born 21 April 1955) is the current [[Māori King Movement|Māori king]] in [[New Zealand]]. He is the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Dame [[Te Atairangikaahu]], and was announced as her successor and crowned on the same day as her [[tangihanga]] (funeral rites) took place, on August 21, 2006. His official title has not yet been decided but it is understood it will not be Te Arikinui (''the great leader / chief''), his mother's title. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10397574 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10397574]
| name =Tuheitia Paki
| title =Māori King
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| reign =21 August 2006 – present
| coronation =21 August 2006
| predecessor =[[Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu]]
| consort =[[Te Atawhai]]
| issue =Whatumoana<br/>Korotangi<br/>Ngawaihono
| royal house =[[Te Wherowhero]]
| full name =Tuheitia Paki
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| father =[[Whatumoana Paki]]
| mother =[[Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu]]
| date of birth ={{Birth date and age|1955|4|21|df=y}}
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'''Tuheitia Paki''', [[Venerable Order of Saint John|OStJ]] (born 21 April 1955) is the current [[Māori King Movement|Māori king]] in [[New Zealand]]. He is the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Dame [[Te Atairangikaahu]], and was announced as her successor and crowned on the same day as her [[tangihanga]] (funeral rites) took place, on August 21, 2006. His official title has not yet been decided but it is understood it will not be Te Arikinui (''the great leader / chief''), his mother's title. <ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10397574 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10397574]</ref>


He was educated at [[Rakaumanga School]] in [[Huntly, New Zealand|Huntly]], [[Southwell School]] in [[Hamilton (New Zealand)|Hamilton]] and [[St Stephen's College]] in [[Bombay Hills, New Zealand|Bombay]].
He was educated at [[Rakaumanga School]] in [[Huntly, New Zealand|Huntly]], [[Southwell School]] in [[Hamilton (New Zealand)|Hamilton]] and [[St Stephen's College]] in [[Bombay Hills, New Zealand|Bombay]].


On 27 November 2007, he was appointed an [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Officer of the Order of St John]]http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59254/notices/984394/recent=10;category=state;subcategory=st-john. == Family == His Father is Whatumoana Paki and his mother is Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu He is married to [[Te Atawhai]] and has three children: Whatumoana, Korotangi, and Ngawai. == Duties and Background == Prior to becoming king, he was the [[Tainui]] cultural advisor to [[Te Wananga o Aotearoa]] at [[Huntly, New Zealand|Huntly]]. Since ascending to the throne official duties include: * attending the funeral of [[King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV]] of [[Tonga]], September 2006 * attending the opening of [[Pūkawa]] [[Marae]] on the shore of [[Lake Taupo]], Aotearoa, on 17-19 November 2006. * attending the opening of "Mauri Ora" an exhibition of Māori artefacts from [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|Te Papa]] on exhibition at the [[Tokyo National Museum]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]] on 22 January 2007.
On 27 November 2007, he was appointed an [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Officer of the Order of St John]]<ref>http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59254/notices/984394/recent=10;category=state;subcategory=st-john</ref>.
== Family ==
His Father is Whatumoana Paki and his mother is Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
He is married to [[Te Atawhai]] and has three children: Whatumoana, Korotangi, and Ngawai.
== Duties and Background ==
Prior to becoming king, he was the [[Tainui]] cultural advisor to [[Te Wananga o Aotearoa]] at [[Huntly, New Zealand|Huntly]]. Since ascending to the throne official duties include:
* attending the funeral of [[King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV]] of [[Tonga]], September 2006
* attending the opening of [[Pūkawa]] [[Marae]] on the shore of [[Lake Taupo]], Aotearoa, on 17-19 November 2006.
[http://tepapa.govt.nz/AboutUs/Media/MediaReleases/2006/Pages/MauriOra.aspx Mauri Ora: Treasures from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Tokyo National Museum, Japan][http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0612/S00093.htm Mauri Ora: Treasures from Museum of NZ in Japan]
* attending the opening of "Mauri Ora" an exhibition of Māori artefacts from [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|Te Papa]] on exhibition at the [[Tokyo National Museum]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]] on 22 January 2007.<ref>
[http://tepapa.govt.nz/AboutUs/Media/MediaReleases/2006/Pages/MauriOra.aspx Mauri Ora: Treasures from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Tokyo National Museum, Japan]</ref><ref>[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0612/S00093.htm Mauri Ora: Treasures from Museum of NZ in Japan]</ref>
* attending the funeral of [[Malietoa Tanumafili II]] of [[Samoa]], 19 May 2007
* attending the funeral of [[Malietoa Tanumafili II]] of [[Samoa]], 19 May 2007
* attending the re-opening of the marae/war memorial hall in Ngaiotonga, [[Whangaruru]] 2007
* attending the re-opening of the marae/war memorial hall in Ngaiotonga, [[Whangaruru]] 2007
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==References==
==References==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5269822.stm New Zealand Maori choose new king] * [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10397245 New Zealand Herald: New Maori monarch takes throne] * [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/media.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10396638 Pictures: Māori Monarchs since 1858] {{s-start}} {{s-bef|before=[[Te Atairangikaahu]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Māori King Movement#List of Māori kings and queens|Māori Monarch]]|years=[[2006]] }} {{s-aft|after=Incumbent}} {{end}} {{MaoriMonarchs}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5269822.stm New Zealand Maori choose new king]
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10397245 New Zealand Herald: New Maori monarch takes throne]
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/media.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10396638 Pictures: Māori Monarchs since 1858]
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Revision as of 01:21, 2 March 2010

Tuheitia Paki
Māori King
Reign21 August 2006 – present
Coronation21 August 2006
PredecessorTe Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
IssueWhatumoana
Korotangi
Ngawaihono
Names
Tuheitia Paki
HouseTe Wherowhero
FatherWhatumoana Paki
MotherTe Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu

Tuheitia Paki, OStJ (born 21 April 1955) is the current Māori king in New Zealand. He is the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned on the same day as her tangihanga (funeral rites) took place, on August 21, 2006. His official title has not yet been decided but it is understood it will not be Te Arikinui (the great leader / chief), his mother's title. [1]

He was educated at Rakaumanga School in Huntly, Southwell School in Hamilton and St Stephen's College in Bombay.

On 27 November 2007, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John[2].

Family

His Father is Whatumoana Paki and his mother is Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu

He is married to Te Atawhai and has three children: Whatumoana, Korotangi, and Ngawai.

Duties and Background

Prior to becoming king, he was the Tainui cultural advisor to Te Wananga o Aotearoa at Huntly. Since ascending to the throne official duties include:

Notes

References

Preceded by Māori Monarch
2006
Succeeded by
Incumbent