Maori chiefs crown queen for only second time in history - Nga Wai hono i te po succeeds her father as eighth Maori monarch ...

Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever ...

Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki takes on the ceremonial role amid heightened tensions with the conservative government, which is ...

New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol ...

The king of New Zealand's Maori died on Friday after heart surgery, with aides saying the beloved 69-year-old monarch, ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch on Thursday (Sept 5), a surprise choice hailed ...

Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever ...

To mark the anniversary of the king's coronation in 2016, she received a traditional Maori "moko" tattoo on her chin. King Tuheitia, a 69-year-old truck-driver-turned-royal, died on Friday ...

Many were marked with facial tattoos -- an indelible statement of pride in their Maori heritage. They passed under an ochre-red archway, ornately carved with beaked figures, and into the ...

The Maori of New Zealand anointed a new monarch ... The queen has a chin tattoo, a "loud mouth" and a passion for performing arts Nga Wai Hono i te Po had been favored as her father’s successor ...