Te Puea Herangi, a grand-daughter of the Maori King Tawhiao, devoted her life to her people and to restoring the influence of Kingitanga. An important part of her strategy was to return the ...

he was even able to meet Maori King Tawhiao. Writing in what now seems an imperialist style, he recounts a history of Maori–European relations, notes potential sites for European settlement, includes ...

Te Puea - who was grand-daughter of the second Maori King, Tawhiao - helped set up the Turangawaewae marae at Ngaruawahia giving the Tainui people a central focus. But she is chosen as our New ...