Māori King movement

The Māori King movement, called the  in Māori, is a Māori movement that came from some of the Māori tribes of New Zealand in the 1850s. They wanted to create a role that was similar to that of the monarch of the British colonists. 

The first Māori king, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, was crowned in 1858. The monarchy is non-hereditary as every monarch has to be elected by a forum of tribal leaders. 

The eighth monarch is Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, was elected and crowned in September 2024.

List of Māori monarchs
 Portrait(Birth–Death)ReignBirth name Spouse(s)HouseStartEnd1160x160pxPōtatau Te Wherowherodied 1860June 185825 June 1860Te WherowheroWhakaawi, Waiata, Raharaha, NgāwaeroTe Wherowhero2160x160pxTūkaroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero Tāwhiaoc. 1822–189425 June 186026 August 1894Tūkaroto Pōtatau Te WherowheroHera Ngāpora, Rangiaho Taimana, Aotea Te ParateneTe Wherowhero3160x160pxMahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowheroc. 1854/55–191226 August 18949 November 1912WhatiwhatihoeTe MaraeTe Wherowhero4159x159pxTe Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowheroc. 1878–193324 November 19121 October 1933Te Rata MahutaTe UrangaTe Wherowhero5159x159pxKorokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero1906–19668 October 193318 May 1966Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te WherowheroTe Atairangikaahu HērangiTe Wherowhero6160x160pxTe Atairangikaahu1931–200623 May 196615 August 2006Pikimene Korokī MahutaWhatumoana PakiTe Wherowhero7120pxTūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero1955–202421 August 200630 August 2024Tūheitia PakiTe AtawhaiTe Wherowhero8120pxNgā Wai Hono i te Pō Pōtatau Te Wherowherob. 19975 September 2024presentNga wai hono i te po PakiTe Wherowhero

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