{"id":587617,"date":"2026-09-02T05:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/587617\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T05:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:18:11","slug":"koroneihana-2026-what-to-know-as-te-arikinui-marks-second-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/587617\/","title":{"rendered":"Koroneihana 2026: What to know as Te Arikinui marks second anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second anniversary of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po\u2019s coronation starts today with Tainui waka acknowledging the passing of loved ones over the past twelve months in a kawe mate ceremony at T\u016brangawaewae Marae in Ng\u0101ruaw\u0101hia.<\/p>\n

This morning, descendants of Waikato iwi will carry a photo of their loved one on to the marae as part of a collective mourning and remembrance. <\/p>\n

Tomorrow, iwi from around the country will do the same in a longstanding tradition of Koroneihana which takes place over several days.<\/p>\n

On Friday, dignitaries from around the Pacific, and the rest of the world, will be welcomed in the morning ahead of the afternoon p\u014dwhiri for parliamentarians.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Te Arikinui, the M\u0101ori Queen, will give her royal address. Last year, she spoke of continuing her father’s legacy of kotahitanga, and she launched two economic initiatives: the \u014changa ki te Ao Indigenous Economic Investment Summit, which was held in November 2025<\/a>, and the Kotahitanga Fund.<\/p>\n

Kapa haka performances will take place throughout the event, and a free concert on both Saturday and Sunday will be held at Paterson Park, Ng\u0101ruaw\u0101hia.<\/p>\n

Remembering K\u012bngi Tuheitia<\/p>\n

Last year, Te Arikinui hosted her first Koroneihana<\/a> marking a year since the passing of her father, K\u012bngi Tuheitia Potatatu Te Wherowhero VII.<\/p>\n

This year, she paid homage to the late king with a run on Sunday, the date of his death two years ago. She was joined by a group of close friends and wh\u0101nau who ran from T\u016brangawaewae Marae to Taupiri Maunga, the ancestral site where the king is buried. <\/p>\n

\"Te<\/p>\n

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po hands over the K\u012bngi Tuheitia Memorial trophy to inaugural winners Taniwharau. (Source: Te Karere)<\/p>\n

A league tournament was also held in his honour on Sunday. League teams T\u016brangawaewae and Taniwharau played for the inaugural K\u012bngi Tuheitia Memorial Trophy, while Ng\u0101ti Hau\u0101 and R\u0101tana played for the Koroneihana Shield. <\/p>\n

August 30 has become known as Te R\u0101 Wairua o K\u012bngi Tuheitia \u2013 a day of remembrance for the king. For Tainui, it marks the start of a week-long event of commemorations and celebration in the lead up to Koroneihana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The second anniversary of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po\u2019s coronation starts today with Tainui…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12553,4432,111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-587617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-iwi-hapu","tag-maori-issues","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}