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- Māori_King_Movement abstract "The Māori King Movement or Kīngitanga is a movement that arose among some of the Māori tribes of New Zealand in the central North Island in the 1850s, to establish a role similar in status to that of the monarch of the British colonists, as a way of halting the alienation of Māori land. Today, the Māori monarchis a non-constitutional role with no legal power from the perspective of the New Zealand government. Reigning monarchs retain the position of paramount chief of several important tribes and wield some power over these, especially within Tainui.The current Māori monarch, Tuheitia Paki, was elected in 2006 and his official residence is Tūrongo House at Tūrangawaewae marae in the town of Ngaruawahia. Tuheitia is the seventh monarch since the position was created and is the continuation of a dynasty that reaches back to the inaugural king, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.The use of the title of "Maori King" has been challenged by a leader of the Ngāpuhi iwi of Northland, who says the monarch is not the king of all Māori.The movement arose among a group of central North Island iwi in the 1850s as a means of attaining Māori unity to halt the alienation of land at a time of rapid population growth by European colonists. The movement sought to establish a monarch who could claim status similar to that of Queen Victoria and thus allow Māori to deal with Pākehā (Europeans) on equal footing. It took on the appearance of an alternative government with its own flag, newspaper, councillors, magistrates and law enforcement. But it was viewed by the colonial government as a challenge to the supremacy of the British monarchy, leading in turn to the 1863 invasion of Waikato, which was partly motivated by a drive to neutralise the Kingitanga's power and influence. Following their defeat at Orakau in 1864, Kingite forces withdrew into dense forest in an area of the North Island that became known as the King Country.".
- Māori_King_Movement thumbnail Flag_of_Dame_te_Atairangikaahu.gif?width=300.
- Māori_King_Movement wikiPageID "1389269".
- Māori_King_Movement wikiPageRevisionID "605106748".
- Māori_King_Movement coatofarms "Flag of Dame te Atairangikaahu.gif".
- Māori_King_Movement coatofarmsArticle "Standard of the Kīngitanga".
- Māori_King_Movement date "1858".
- Māori_King_Movement firstMonarch Pōtatau_Te_Wherowhero.
- Māori_King_Movement heirApparent "None, elective.".
- Māori_King_Movement her "His".
- Māori_King_Movement incumbent Tuheitia_Paki.
- Māori_King_Movement realm "The Kīngitanga".
- Māori_King_Movement royalTitle "Te Arikinui".
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:1850s_establishments.
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:1850s_in_New_Zealand.
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:History_of_New_Zealand.
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:Monarchy_in_New_Zealand.
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:Māori_culture.
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:Māori_monarchs.
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:Māori_politics.
- Māori_King_Movement subject Category:Royal_families.
- Māori_King_Movement comment "The Māori King Movement or Kīngitanga is a movement that arose among some of the Māori tribes of New Zealand in the central North Island in the 1850s, to establish a role similar in status to that of the monarch of the British colonists, as a way of halting the alienation of Māori land. Today, the Māori monarchis a non-constitutional role with no legal power from the perspective of the New Zealand government.".
- Māori_King_Movement label "Kīngitanga".
- Māori_King_Movement label "Monarchie maori".
- Māori_King_Movement label "Māori King Movement".
- Māori_King_Movement label "Король маори".
- Māori_King_Movement label "マオリ王".
- Māori_King_Movement sameAs M%C4%81ori_King_Movement.
- Māori_King_Movement sameAs Kīngitanga.
- Māori_King_Movement sameAs Monarchie_maori.
- Māori_King_Movement sameAs マオリ王.
- Māori_King_Movement sameAs Q1235723.
- Māori_King_Movement sameAs Q1235723.
- Māori_King_Movement wasDerivedFrom Māori_King_Movement?oldid=605106748.
- Māori_King_Movement depiction Flag_of_Dame_te_Atairangikaahu.gif.