#BHN The burial of a king and the coronation of a queen

A moving day at Turangawaewae today as Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII was buried and Ngā Wai hono i te po Paki was crowned Queen. It was a time that all New Zealanders can look to NZ's story and choose to accept that the Māori story is a part of the NZ story which means it's a part of everyone's story and if people don't choose to think that way then they are missing out on the fullness of what it means to be a New Zealander. ================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ