Koroki Mahuta
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| Coronation | 8 October 1933 |
| Reign | 8 October 1933 – 18 May 1966 |
| Predecessor | Te Rata Te Rata Te Rata Mahuta was born sometime between 1877 and 1880 and was the eldest son of the third Māori King, Mahuta and Te Marae, daughter of the fighting Chief Amukete Te Kerei who was killed in battle at Rangiriri in November 1863. He married Te Uranga of Ngati Koroki... |
| Successor | Te Atairangikaahu Te Atairangikaahu Dame Te Atairangikaahu, ONZ, DBE, OStJ was the Māori queen for 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch. Her full name and title was Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu... |
| Father | Te Rata Mahuta Te Rata Te Rata Mahuta was born sometime between 1877 and 1880 and was the eldest son of the third Māori King, Mahuta and Te Marae, daughter of the fighting Chief Amukete Te Kerei who was killed in battle at Rangiriri in November 1863. He married Te Uranga of Ngati Koroki... |
| Mother | Te Uranga Matai |
| Spouse | Te Atairangikaahu Hērangi |
| Born | 16 June 1906, Waahi Marae, Huntly |
Korokī I, Māori King (Korokī Te Rata Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Te Wherowhero) (16 June 1906 - 18 May 1966) was the fifth Māori King
Maori King Movement
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 colonising people, the British, as a way of halting the alienation of Māori land...
. He was born to parents Te Rata Mahuta
Te Rata
Te Rata Mahuta was born sometime between 1877 and 1880 and was the eldest son of the third Māori King, Mahuta and Te Marae, daughter of the fighting Chief Amukete Te Kerei who was killed in battle at Rangiriri in November 1863. He married Te Uranga of Ngati Koroki...
and Te Uranga Matai and was a descendant of the first Māori King
Maori King Movement
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 colonising people, the British, as a way of halting the alienation of Māori land...
, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
Potatau Te Wherowhero
Pōtatau I, Māori King was a Māori warrior, leader of the Waikato tribes, the first Māori King and founder of the Te Wherowhero royal dynasty. He was first known as simply Te Wherowhero and took the name Pōtatau after he became king...
. In 1954 he received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II when Her Majesty called at his official residence during the coronation tour. Upon his death in 1966, he was succeeded by his daughter Te Atairangikaahu
Te Atairangikaahu
Dame Te Atairangikaahu, ONZ, DBE, OStJ was the Māori queen for 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch. Her full name and title was Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu...
.