Te Atairangikaahu
Dame Te Atairangikaahu ONZ DBE OStJ (23 July 1931 – 15 August 2006) was the Māori queen for 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch. Her full name and title was Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu. Her title Te Arikinui (meaning Paramount Chief) and name Te Atairangikaahu (meaning the hawk of the morning sky) were bestowed when she became monarch; previously she was known as Princess Piki Mahuta and, after marriage, Princess Piki Paki. Her full whakapapa (lineage) name, linking her to previous Māori monarchs, was Te Atairangikaahu Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.
| Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu | |||||
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| Queen of the Kingitanga | |||||
Te Atairangikaahu in 1975 | |||||
| Māori Queen | |||||
| Reign | 23 May 1966 – 15 August 2006 | ||||
| Coronation | 23 May 1966 | ||||
| Predecessor | Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Te Wherowhero | ||||
| Successor | Tuheitia Paki | ||||
| Born | 23 July 1931 Waahi Marae, Huntly, New Zealand | ||||
| Died | 15 August 2006 (aged 75) Turangawaewae Marae, Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand | ||||
| Burial | 21 August 2006 | ||||
| Spouse | Whatumoana Paki | ||||
| Issue | 7 children: Heeni Katipa (née Paki); Tomairangi Paki; Tuheitia Paki; Kiki Solomon (née Paki); Mihi Gabrielle Paki; Maharaia Paki; and Te Manawanui Clarkson (née Paki) | ||||
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| House | Te Wherowhero | ||||
| Father | Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Te Wherowhero | ||||
| Mother | Te Atairangikaahu Herangi | ||||
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