Kuini Nga Wai Hono i te Po succeeds Kiingi Tuheitia

Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Po has ascended the throne, succeeding her father, the late Kiingi Tuheitia who was laid to rest on Thursday atop Taupiri Maunga. Māori studies professor Ella Henry (Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rārawa), anthropology associate professor Marama Muru-Lanning (Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Whātua) and Piripi Winiata (Ngāti Kahungunu) spoke to Corin Dann.