Te Hookioi

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Te Tau Ngaahuru-maa-rua o te Kiingi Maaori

8 Nov 2018

Koroneihana 2018 – celebrating 12 years of the reign of Kiingi Tuuheitia VII, the legacy of Te Wherowhero and the power of faith and Te Kotahitanga, which has kept the oldest Maaori organisation together and strong after 160 years.

Te Hookioi E Rere Atu Naa

8 Nov 2018

This year Te Hookioi underwent a refresh of the current style of the magazine and its first edition marked the occasion of celebrating 160 years of Kiingitanga.

Our Beloved One Has Finally Returned

8 Nov 2018

There’s a hustle in the kitchen at Maurea Marae, a group of whaanau have come together to prepare the kitchen and wharekai to ensure it is ready for the events that will unfold.

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Timeline of significant events

1839

Pootatau Te Wherowhero is installed as first Maaori King, signs He Whakaputanga, the Declaration of Independence.

1860

Taawhiao Pootatau Te Wherowhero becomes the second Maaori King.

1863

Invasion of the Waikato – July to December. New Zealand Settlements Act. Government confiscated 1,202,172 acres.

1894

Kiingi Maahuta installed as the third Maaori King.

1912

Kiingi Te Rata succeeds his father to become the fourth Maaori King.

1916

Government attempts military conscription in Waikato during World War I. Kiingitanga leader Te Puea Heerangi maintains that Waikato had 'its own King' and would not fight for the British King.