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3 weeks agoNew Zealand: Maori queen gives first public speech DW 09/05/2025
Nga Wai ended a year of mourning, called for a new direction, and announced initiatives to pursue economic independence for the Maori people.
It was the moment thousands had waited a year to see: New Zealand's new Maori Queen speaking to her people for the first time since being crowned. As a light rain fell, Nga wai hono i te po, the 28-year-old monarch, urged Maori to come together and walk a new path. Nga wai hono i te po, the only daughter and youngest child of the former Maori King, ascended the throne a year ago after her father died peacefully in his sleep.