Tuheitia Paki
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| Tuheitia Paki | ||
|---|---|---|
| Māori King | ||
| Image:Tuheitia Paki--Maori King.jpg | ||
| Tuheitia Paki at his coronation. | ||
| Reign | 21 August 2006 – present | |
| Coronation | 21 August 2006 | |
| Full name | Tuheitia Paki | |
| Born | 21 April 1955 | |
| Predecessor | Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu | |
| Consort | Te Atawhai | |
| Issue | Whatumoana Korotangi Naumai | |
| Royal House | Te Wherowhero | |
| Father | Whatumoana Paki | |
| Mother | Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu | |
Tuheitia Paki (born 21 April 1955) is the current Māori king. He is the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned at her funeral on August 21 2006. His official title has not yet been decided but it is understood it will not be Te Arikinui (the great leader / chief), his mother's title.[1]
He was educated at Rakaumanga School in Huntly and St Stephen's College in Bombay. He is married to Te Atawhai and has three children, Whatumoana, Korotangi and Naumai. Prior to becoming king, he was the Tainui cultural advisor to Te Wananga o Aotearoa at Huntly.
The king attended the opening of Pūkawa Marae on the shore of lake Taupo, Aotearoa, on 17-19 November 2006.
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| Preceded by: Te Atairangikaahu | Māori Monarch 2006 – | Succeeded by: Incumbent |
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