Maori Party Candiate Rahui Papa says Water is a Taonga Thursday, 6 July 2017, 9:26 am Press Release: The Maori Party ...

Rahui Papa, Māori Party Candidate for Hauraki-Waikato congratulates Mihingarangi Forbes and her story for Radio New Zealand on the plight of people in Manurewa.

Tuheitia died in hospital after heart surgery, said Rahui Papa, a spokesperson for the Kiingitanga, the Māori King Movement, in a post on Instagram.

Multiple submitters on Monday called the bill "constitutionally unsound", whilst its supporters were few and far between.

It came as Kīngitanga spokesman Rahui Papa states the King’s tangi (funeral) is not an opportunity for political kōrero and instead the theme would be one of aroha for the fallen monarch.

27-year-old Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō is only the second Māori queen in history.

The king of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died peacefully on Friday, according to his representatives. He was 69.

Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta goes on to Ratana Pa with the Kingitanga in January. Photo / Mark Mitchell. Labour's Nanaia Mahuta is fighting back after the Maori King endorsed her rival, Rahui Papa ...

Tuheitia died in hospital after heart surgery, said Rahui Papa, a spokesperson for the Kiingitanga, the Māori King Movement, in a post on Instagram. 4.

“The death of Kiingi Tuheitia is a moment of great sadness for followers of Te Kiingitanga, Maaoridom and the entire nation,” spokesperson Rahui Papa said in a statement.

Tuheitia died in hospital after heart surgery, said Rahui Papa, a spokesperson for the Kiingitanga, the Māori King Movement, in a post on Instagram.

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.