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September 3, 2024 | News
Island visitors lift spirits at tangi
As the tangihanga for Kiingi Tuheitia moves into day five, it's proving a valuable wananga for the thousands of people from around the motu who have made their way to Ngāruawāhia.
March 15, 2026
September 2, 2024 | News
King positive voice in race debate
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says the late Māori king had been a positive voice in the debate over race relations and the Treaty of Waitangi.
September 2, 2024 | News
Rangatira gather for solemn duty
Turangawaewae Marae has geared up to manage the thousands of mourners heading for Ngāruawāhia to pay their respects to Kiingi Tuheitia.
April 18, 2024 | News
Kākahu blessed for Olympic opening
A cloak made by New Zealand Olympic Committee kuia Rānui Ngārimu and the late Te Aue Davis for the 2004 Athens Olympics as well as a new kākahu have been blessed by King Tuheitia.
March 20, 2024 | News
Cool as co-leadership coming out for Chloe Swarbrick
Chloe Swarbrick says attending a hui at Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia was a chance tp highlight the Green Party's committment to being a Te Tiriti-centric political party.
March 19, 2024 | News
Greens co-leaders given royal audience
Greens Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chloe Swarbrick have made their first public appearance together, at a meeting with the Māori King, Tuheitia, at Turangawaewae Marae.
January 23, 2024 | News
Mistranslation clouding treaty message
A te reo Māori scholar says Saturday's hui aa motu at Turangawaewae identified mistranslation as a source of confusion around Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
January 22, 2024 | News
Hui aa motu sets benchmark for future race relations
A Kiingitanga spokesperson says the weekend’s hui aa motu at Turangawaewae Marae was an historical moment and a reference point for future race relations in Aotearoa.
January 22, 2024 | News
King lights fire under mana motuhake call
In a kaapura ahi ceremony at Rangiriri yesterday, Kiingi Tuheitia lit a fire to send the message of unity to the four winds from Saturday’s national hui in Turangawaewae in Ngaruawahia.
December 7, 2023 | News
Kiingi Tuheitia hui could help treaty debate says Seymour
ACT leader David Seymour is welcoming Kingi Tuheitia's call for a national hui for unity.
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