The chiefs of New ... usually a male," Maori Cultural Advisor Karaitiana Taiuru told the AFP news agency. He said it was a "privilege" to witness a young Maori woman become queen.

New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the country's Indigenous community. Nga Wai hono i te po ...