Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, 7th Māori Monarch

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Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII Paki, KStJ GCCT KCLJ PPSP

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Birthplace: Huntly, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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Son of Whātumoana Paki and Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, 6th Māori Monarch
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Father of Private; Private and Private
Brother of Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and 1 other

Occupation: 7th Māori Monarch of Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori King
Managed by: Marie Jean Fleming
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About Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, 7th Māori Monarch

Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII KStJ GCCT KCLJ PPSP (born Tūheitia Paki; 21 April 1955), crowned as Kiingi Tūheitia, became the Māori King in New Zealand in 2006. He is the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned on 21 August 2006, the day her tangihanga (funeral rites) took place. King Tūheitia (born Tuheitia Paki) is the son of Whatumoana Paki (1926–2011) and Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu (1931–2006), who married in 1952. He was educated at Rakaumanga School in Huntly, Southwell School in Hamilton and St. Stephen's College (Te Kura o Tipene) in Bombay, south of Auckland. He has five sisters and one brother: Heeni Katipa (née Paki); Tomairangi Paki; Mihi ki te ao Paki; Kiki Solomon (née Paki); Manawa Clarkson (née Paki), and brother Maharaia Paki.[1] He is married to Makau Ariki (Royal Consort) Atawhai and they have three children: Whatumoana, Korotangi, and Ngawai Hono I Te Po.[2] Following his ascent to the throne, the Makau Ariki was appointed patroness of the Māori Women's Welfare League in 2007[3] and Te Kohao Health,[4] a Māori public health organisation. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%ABheitia_Paki.

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1955
April 21, 1955
Huntly, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand