Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
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Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was a Māori rangatira who reigned as the inaugural Māori King from 1858 until his death. A powerful nobleman and a leader of the Waikato iwi of the Tainui confederation, he was t
Painting by George French Angas
The flag hoisted at Ngāruawāhia on the proclamation of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero as Māori King. Drawn 1863.
Māori King movement
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The Māori King movement, called the Kīngitanga in Māori, is a Māori movement that arose among some of the Māori iwi of New Zealand in the central North Island in the 1850s, to establish a role similar
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
…Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (died 25 June 1860) was a Māori rangatira who reigned as the inaugural Māori King from 1858 until his death. A powerful nobleman and a leader of the Waikato iwi of the Tainui confederation, he was the founder of the Te Wherowhero…
Ngawaihonoitepo Paki 2019
Tāwhiao, the second Māori king (1860–1894)