Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 28, 2023 2:57:30 GMT 12
WHAKAATA MĀORI PROMISES THE CORONATION THROUGH A MĀORI LENS
Whakaata Māori will livestream the Coronation and is also sending a news crew to the event, travelling with King Tūheitia. King Tūheitia is the eldest son of the late Māori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the first woman to be chosen to lead Kīngitanga, or the Māori King movement.
“For the first time, a member of the Kīngitanga will attend the Coronation of a British monarch. So I’m looking forward to seeing how our Māori King interacts with his fellow King and the conversations that might take place in the future.”
Wright says the Coronation will also reunite the two sons of the two Queens who completed the Tainui settlement in 1995.
“This was the first time a British Monarch had ever apologised to Māori and is still the only piece of legislation signed here and in public by the late Queen Elizabeth. So, despite some anti-royal sentiment and calls for a NZ republic, the evolving Māori -Crown relationship means King Charles remains as a powerful symbol of our history as the Treaty partner of Māori.”
He also hopes that crowning a new monarch will also bring a, “New commitment to honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi and strengthening the relationship between te iwi Māori and the Crown.”....
www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/131864472/whakaata-mori-promises-the-coronation-through-a-mori-lens
Whakaata Māori will livestream the Coronation and is also sending a news crew to the event, travelling with King Tūheitia. King Tūheitia is the eldest son of the late Māori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the first woman to be chosen to lead Kīngitanga, or the Māori King movement.
“For the first time, a member of the Kīngitanga will attend the Coronation of a British monarch. So I’m looking forward to seeing how our Māori King interacts with his fellow King and the conversations that might take place in the future.”
Wright says the Coronation will also reunite the two sons of the two Queens who completed the Tainui settlement in 1995.
“This was the first time a British Monarch had ever apologised to Māori and is still the only piece of legislation signed here and in public by the late Queen Elizabeth. So, despite some anti-royal sentiment and calls for a NZ republic, the evolving Māori -Crown relationship means King Charles remains as a powerful symbol of our history as the Treaty partner of Māori.”
He also hopes that crowning a new monarch will also bring a, “New commitment to honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi and strengthening the relationship between te iwi Māori and the Crown.”....
www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/131864472/whakaata-mori-promises-the-coronation-through-a-mori-lens