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The Kīngitanga, also known as the Māori King Movement, is an indigenous New Zealand elected monarchy established by the Tainui and other iwi in 1858 in an attempt to unify Māori tribes against encroachment on their territory by British settlers. It has used many flags since its founding, including some similar to British naval ensigns.
The Māori King movement, called the Kīngitanga [a] in Māori, is a Māori movement that arose among some of the Māori iwi (tribes) of New Zealand in the central North Island in the 1850s, to establish a role similar in status to that of the monarchy of the United Kingdom as a way of halting the alienation of Māori land. [3]
The flag hoisted at Ngāruawāhia on the proclamation of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero as Māori King. Drawn 1863. In the early 1850s, a movement to establish a Māori King developed, as shared monarchy of numerous Māori iwi of New Zealand.
Pages in category "Māori King movement" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Flags of the Kīngitanga; H. Te Puea Hērangi; I.
Maori King Movement. crest. creator. some value. author name string: ... adjusting proportions to be more in line with photos of the flag: 14:15, 21 September 2024: ...
An umbrella group comprising at least 80 Maori tribes has sent an open letter to King Charles III demanding that he intervene in New Zealand politics and ensure the government honours its ...
In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders on Monday strongly criticized the government's approach to Maori, ahead of the country’s national day. The holiday ...
Kotahitanga flag, a flag representing the unity of various Māori peoples; Kotahitanga movement, a political union and alliance of disparate tribal groups that led to the Māori King Movement; Kotahitanga church, a religious movement founded by Alexander Phillips and based at Manu Ariki marae, 8 km north of Taumarunui.