7:10 am today

Mihingarangi Forbes on crowning of new Māori monarch

From Morning Report, 7:10 am today

Thousands gathered across Turangawaewae Marae and the Waikato River to farewell Kiingi Tuheitia before he was finally laid to rest on Taupiri maunga. His daughter Kuini Nga Wai Hono I Te Po was crowned as the new Māori Queen, making her the eighth Māori monarch. Host of RNZ's mata, and co-host of Saturday Morning, Mihingarangi Forbes spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.