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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1043/
- Published: 2024-09-05T18:30:12.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-05T18:30:13.000Z
- Description: Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō carries her birthright in the Kīngitanga and becomes the eighth monarch, continuing the direct line to the first Māori king.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> The youngest child of Kīngi Tūheitia – Ngā Wai hono i te pō – has been anointed [the new leader of the Kīngitanga](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/kingi-tuheitia-tangi-new-maori-monarch-announced-this-morning-ahead-of-funeral-proceedings-for-kingi-tuheitia/COSCQGZP5VC4DBYNXMLF754VXQ/?ref=goodoil.news), taking over a legacy of her loved father and her much loved grandmother Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the sixth and seventh Māori monarchs.  
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> As the only daughter and youngest child of [Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/watch-kingi-tuheitia-tangi-live-udpates-nz-politicians-pay-their-respects/MWWXPFDNXJGUPIZD75YXM3MC6Q/?ref=goodoil.news), she carries her birthright in the Kīngitanga and becomes the eighth monarch, continuing the direct line to the first Māori King.  
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> The 27-year-old University of Waikato graduate has been long groomed to take over from her father and could have a long reign.  
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> Māori leaders and politicians agree this appointment is significant for the Kīngitanga and her influence across Aotearoa, New Zealand immense for many years to come.  
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> NZ Herald

[Read More](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/new-maori-queen-ngawai-hono-i-te-po-paki-tuheitias-youngest-child-to-continue-his-legacy/MUKEBEPUXZA2TBUO3K2O3EJYOY/?ref=goodoil.news)