What is Koroneihana?
Today Te Koroneihana is a calling together of all Māori to discuss important issues, as well as the bringing together of a continuous and highly regarded genealogy. Kīngitanga stands for the love we bear for one another. It tells when we are right and what is right.
Is there a Māori royal family?
The current Māori monarch, Tūheitia Paki, was elected in 2006 and his official residence is Tūrongo House at Tūrangawaewae marae in the town of Ngāruawāhia. Tūheitia is the seventh monarch since the position was created and is the continuation of a dynasty that reaches back to the inaugural king, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.
What is the name of the marae in Ngāruawāhia?
Turangawaewae Marae
Turangawaewae Marae. A very significant marae for Māori and the headquarters for the Māori King Movement (Te Kingitanga). It is the official residence and reception centre of the head of the Kingitanga.
When was Tūrangawaewae marae built?
1920s
Tūrangawaewae marae at Ngāruawāhia is the seat of the Māori King movement, which developed in the 1850s to unify Māori and protect their land. Tūrangawaewae – literally ‘a place to stand’ – was built in the 1920s under the direction of Te Puea Hērangi, granddaughter of the second Māori king.
What is tikanga and kawa?
What is Tikanga and Kawa? Te Reo Māori is the kawa. How Te Reo Māori is spoken (dialects) is the tikanga. Kawa is the policy and tikanga are the procedures on how the policy is realised. To put it simply, kawa is what we do, tikanga is how we do it.
What is kawe mate?
Kawe mate means “carrying the dead.” This tikanga takes place after the death of a loved one. It invokes her or his memory, with a representation of that person as a potent visual symbol.
Who was the first Māori King?
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero of Waikato
25 June 1860 The elderly Pōtatau Te Wherowhero of Waikato was one of a number of chiefs who possessed the mana necessary for this role. Appointed as the first Māori King in 1858, he died two years later.
Who is the king of Australia?
Queen Elizabeth IISince 1952
Australia/Monarch
What is the hapu of Waikato?
The Waikato-Tainui iwi are the kai-tiaki (guardian) of the Kiingitanga. The Kiingitanga was established in 1863 to unite iwi and halt land alienation. In the 2013 Census, 55,995 people in New Zealand indicated they were affiliated with Waikato-Tainui, with 34.5 per cent of them living within the Waikato region.
What does the word turangawaewae mean?
a place to stand
Tūrangawaewae is one of the most well-known and powerful Māori concepts. Literally tūranga (standing place), waewae (feet), it is often translated as ‘a place to stand’. Tūrangawaewae are places where we feel especially empowered and connected. They are our foundation, our place in the world, our home.
What did Te Puea Herangi do?
Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Hērangi (1883–1952) was an influential leader who played a key role in the Tainui opposition to government conscription. Her grandfather was Tāwhiao Te Wherowhero, the second Māori King.