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Tūheitia Paki

1955 - 2024

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Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII GCCT KStJ KCLJ (born Tūheitia Paki; 21 April 1955 – 30 August 2024), crowned as Kīngi Tūheitia, reigned as the Māori King from 2006 until his death in 2024. He was the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned on 21 August 2006, the final day of her tangi. Tūheitia was patron to Te Matatini, the largest Māori cultural festival, and also of Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton. He signed a formal accord with the Department of Corrections in 2017 that led to the establishment of iwi justice panels, as well as centres for female prisoners to reintegrate into prison life after giving birth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tūheitia Paki is the 9,946th most popular politician (up from 16,995th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 103rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tūheitia Paki ranks 9,946 out of 19,576. Before him are Umor of Bulgaria, Ivo Lola Ribar, Tarmashirin, Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Vasily Golovnin, and Otto II, Duke of Swabia. After him are Lorenzo Tiepolo, Abel Pacheco, Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden, Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Eudokia Ingerina, and Berthold II, Duke of Swabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Tūheitia Paki ranks 154. Before him are Zbigniew Preisner, Steven Wright, Mísia, Akira Nishino, Mayumi Tanaka, and Eric Schmidt. After him are Steve Jones, Mika Kaurismäki, Vladimir Petrović, Andy Gray, Mariya Takeuchi, and Sherif Ismail. Among people deceased in 2024, Tūheitia Paki ranks 191. Before him are Donald Adamson, Irene Camber, Kees Rijvers, Humberto Maschio, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, and Mísia. After him are Ecaterina Oancia, M. Emmet Walsh, Sergio Sebastiani, Vernor Vinge, Annelie Ehrhardt, and Dabney Coleman.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Tūheitia Paki ranks 33 out of 303. Before him are John Dew (1948), Nancy Wake (1912), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), Clive Revill (1930), and Helen Clark (1950). After him are Alan Dale (1947), Marton Csokas (1966), Lorde (1996), Chris Wood (1991), Richard Curtis (1956), and Cindy Kiro (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Tūheitia Paki ranks 8. Before him are Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), and Helen Clark (1950). After him are George Forbes (1869), John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Jean Batten (1909), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), and Jacinda Ardern (1980).

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