On this day in 1966, Princess Piki, the daughter of King Korokī, became Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the first Māori Queen. She was crowned at her father’s tangi, per Kiingitanga protocol, and assumed her mother’s name. The sixth Māori monarch, her reign would last 40 years - longer than any of her predecessors - and was the first wahine Māori to lead the Kiingitanga movement. She died in August 2006, shortly after celebrating her 40th jubilee as Queen. Her son Kiingi Tūheitia is the curr
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On this day in 1966, Princess Piki, the daughter of King Korokī, became Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the first Māori Queen. She was crowned at her father’s tangi, per Kiingitanga protocol, and assumed her mother’s name. The sixth Māori monarch, her reign would last 40 years - longer than any of her predecessors - and was the first wahine Māori to lead the Kiingitanga movement. She died in August 2006, shortly after celebrating her 40th jubilee as Queen. Her son Kiingi Tūheitia is the curr
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