After two years of being online the annual celebration of Kiingi Tūheiteia Potatau Te Wherowhero te tuawhitu's coronation is back at Turangawaewae marae with thousands excited to return to commemorate the movement.
The Koroneihana, or coronation, brings together iwi from across the motu who support the Kiingitanga, one of the most enduring Māori institutions that emerged in colonial times, and one of the longest-running political institutions in New Zealand
There'll be karakia, kapa haka, political debates, government representatives and the Māori King's formal address
RNZ's Māori News Editor Jamie Tahana is there and spoke to Māni Dunlop.
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After two years of being online the annual celebration of Kiingi Tūheiteia Potatau Te Wherowhero te tuawhitu's coronation is back at Turangawaewae marae with thousands excited to return to commemorate the movement.
The Koroneihana, or coronation, brings together iwi from across the motu who support the Kiingitanga, one of the most enduring Māori institutions that emerged in colonial times, and one of the longest-running political institutions in New Zealand
There'll be karakia, kapa haka, political debates, government representatives and the Māori King's formal address
RNZ's Māori News Editor Jamie Tahana is there and spoke to Māni Dunlop.
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