Maori King Movement
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The leader of the Tainui Māori is known as the Māori Queen or King. This is a non-constitutional role. The current Māori Queen, Te Atairangi Kaahu, is of the line of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero and was elected in 1966.
The official residence is Turongo House in Turangawaewae in the Waikato.
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List of Māori Queens and Kings
- King Pōtatau I (Te Wherowhero) 1856-1860
- King Tawhiao (Matutaera Te Pukepuke Te Paue Te Karato Te-a-Potatau Tawhiao) 1860-1894
- King Mahuta Tawhiao 1894 - 1912
- King Te Rata 1912 - 1933
- King Koroki 1933 - 1966
- Queen Piki Mahuta Te Atairangi Kaahu 1966 -
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