As the Māori Queen rises, the King has been laid to rest | Stuff.co.nz

Kīngi Tūheitia has been laid to rest on the sacred Taupiri Maunga, bringing to an end a seven-day tangihanga attended by tens of thousands of people from across Aotearoa and the world. On the final morning, it was revealed the line of succession would remain in the family, the Kīngi's youngest child and only daughter, Ngā Wai hono I te po Paki. Meaning the new monarch's first job was to accompany their father on his final journey down the Waikato River. | Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB Read more: For full coverage visit www.Stuff.co.nz Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuff is New Zealand's largest and most popular news site. With more than 500 journalists spread from Northland to Southland, we cover breaking news, politics, business, sport, crime, the environment, health, education, home and property, food, lifestyle, entertainment, weather, travel, technology, motoring, farming and much more. As well as covering the stories of the day, we specialise in investigative journalism, opinion and analysis, and long-form writing and visual storytelling. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social media channels: TikTok:   / nzstuff   Twitter:   / nzstuff