Kiingitanga

I tū a Tā Te Atairangikaahu hei Kuini Māori i te tau 1966. Nāna tēnei tūranga tae rawa ki tōna matenga i te tau 2006, i

Dame Te Atairangikaahu was crowned the first Māori Queen in 1966. She reigned until her death in 2006 and is revered by many for her significant achievements during this time.

Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu and her husband, Whatumoana Paki, welcoming Queen Elizabeth II to Turangawaewae Marae

Ko Te Paki o Matariki te nūpepa tuarua i hangaia e te Kiingitanga. I whakaputa tuatahi i te tau 1892, i tāngia ki te per

Te Paki o Matariki was the second newspaper to be created by the Kiingitanga movement. First published in 1892, it was printed on a press brought from Austria.

Ko te peitatanga nei, i peitatia e tētahi ringa toi Pākehā, arā, a George Angus mō Kaitotehe pā ki Taupiri i a ia e noho

This painting is taken from one by English artist George Angus who painted Kaitotehe pā near Taupiri during his short stay in Aotearoa in 1844. This was the papa kainga of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the first Māori King.

I te tau 1882, nā te kingi tuarua a Tāwhiao te poukai i rewa; ngā hui e toru i a tau ki ngā marae e hono ana ki te Kiing

In 1882, Tāwhiao, the second Māori king, initiated poukai; three yearly visits to marae affiliated to Kiingitanga. The practice continues to this day.

Ko tēnei tuhinga e whakaatu ana i ngā haki o Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, te Kiingi Māori tuatahi me ngā pononga o te hāhi Pai

This drawing represents the flags of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the first Māori King, and those of the Pai Marire faith. Pai Marire was adopted and adapted by Kiingitanga in the 1870s.