Who was the Maori King in 1863?

Tāwhiao. Pōtatau died in 1860 and his son, Tāwhiao, became king. In 1863 government troops invaded the Waikato, and war followed. Waikato were defeated, huge areas of their land were confiscated, and Tāwhiao and his followers retreated into the King Country.

Who was the Maori King in 1864?

21 June 1864: Te Ranga

Wiremu Tamihana made a separate peace in May 1865.

What is the name of the Maori King?

Te Kīngitanga

The current king, Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, is the seventh Māori monarch. He was crowned on 21 August 2006, following the death on 15 August of his mother, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu.

Who started the Māori King movement?

The first king, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, had the mana needed for the role. His coronation in 1858 established a dynasty. His son Tāwhiao became king in 1860 and led the movement during the Waikato War of 1863–4 and the land confiscations that followed.

Who is the current Maori Queen?

The current king, Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, was crowned in August 2006 following the death of his mother, Dame Te Atairangikaahu. On 23 May 2006 the Māori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, celebrated the 40th jubilee of her coronation. She was the sixth Māori monarch and the longest-serving.

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How do you address a Maori king?

"When referring to The King, 'The King' is fine, though if you want to be certain of being polite I would recommend that you say at least once 'Your Majesty'."

Did Māori have kings?

Origins. Traditionally Māori had no centralised monarchy. Tribes were independent and were led by chiefs. In the 1850s there were growing numbers of European settlers and demand for Māori land, and Māori lacked political power.

Does New Zealand have royalty?

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with The Queen as Sovereign. The Sovereign and the House of Representatives together make up the Parliament of New Zealand. As a constitutional monarch, The Queen of New Zealand acts entirely on the advice of New Zealand Government Ministers.

When did the Māori King movement start?

The Kīngitanga has often been described as a Waikato initiative, yet its origins can be traced to Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast. In April 1857, at Rangiriri, Pōtatau agreed to become king. He was crowned and anointed at Ngāruawāhia in June 1858.

Does New Zealand have a king?

The monarchy of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, ascended the throne on the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.

Who called the Kohimarama conference in 1860?

About 200 Māori met at Kohimarama, Auckland, in July 1860 to discuss the Treaty of Waitangi and land. Governor Thomas Gore Browne had convened the conference partly to draw attention away from the Kīngitanga and the fighting in Taranaki.

Who was the 2nd Māori King?

King Tāwhiao's reign

The reign of the second Māori King, Tūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero Tāwhiao, was dominated by the Waikato War and the fallout from it – in particular, the impact of the subsequent unjust confiscation of Māori land.

Who is the Māori King 2021?

Tuheitia Paki, the current Māori king, has no constitutional role, but has a significant symbolic role. The respect shown to him, and to his mother the previous Māori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu over the 40 years of her reign, demonstrates this.

What were the main causes to the 1863 British invasion of the Waikato Basin?

The invasion of Waikato in 1863–64 by British and colonial forces aimed to destroy the aspirations of the Māori King movement to autonomy and self-determination. It targeted the stronghold of the movement in the middle Waikato basin – one of the most populated and productive Māori districts in the country.

Who owns New Zealand?

Newton's investigation reveals that in total 56 percent of New Zealand is privately owned land. Within that 3.3 percent is in foreign hands and 6.7 percent is Maori-owned. At least 28 percent of the entire country is in public ownership, compared with say the UK where only eight percent is public land.

Why is NZ not part of Australia?

One of the reasons that New Zealand chose not to join Australia was due to perceptions that the indigenous Māori population would suffer as a result.

Who is Sir George GREY?

Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand.

What is the head named by Cook after the boy who first saw it?

On 11 October 1769, as he was leaving Poverty Bay, Cook reported in his Journal: “At noon the south west point of Poverty Bay (which I have named Young Nicks head after the boy who first saw this land) bore North by West…”.

Who was the fourth Māori king?

Te Rata Mahuta was the fourth leader of the Māori King movement. He inherited many of the leadership qualities of his predecessors, with the added support of 50 years of widespread Māori recognition of the special status conferred by his role as king.

Where was the first Māori king crowned?

In April 1857, at Rangiriri, Pōtatau agreed to become king. He was crowned and anointed at Ngāruawāhia in June 1858. At his installation, many North Island chiefs laid their lands at Pōtatau's feet.

How was the Treaty of Waitangi broken?

Total land loss

In the 20th Century there was further loss of Māori land to the Crown through private and Government purchases and under the Public Works Act, that sometimes breached the Treaty.