Kīngi Tūheitia tangi: Takitimu waka to join Māori King’s funeral flotilla

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Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII - the Māori King was, for much of his life, a truck driver. An ordinary man with a passion for fixing cars and watching rugby league. Born in Huntly on April 21, 1955, Tuheitia was the eldest son of the late Māori Queen Te Arikinui, Dame Te Atairangikaahu and Whatumoana Paki.4 days ago (31 Aug 2024.)

Kīngi Tūheitia tangi: Takitimu waka to join Māori King’s funeral flotilla

By Rosalie Liddle Crawford

Reporter·SunLive·

3 Sep, 2024 03:10

Tauranga’s Takitimu waka will be part of a flotilla escorting the casket for Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII along the Waikato River to Taupiri on Thursday.

On board will be 52 paddlers from Tauranga.

“It’s a huge honour and speaks to our very close relationship with Waikato, which has been enduring over 180 years, and certainly since Tainui landed in Tauranga,” Ngāti Ranginui iwi chairman Charlie Rahiri said.

The Tauranga Māori community has had close ties to the Kīngitanga since the inception of the movement.

“Ngāti Ranginui are deeply saddened by the passing of Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII. Our relationship with Waikato and Tainui iwi predates the establishment of the Kīngitanga through our alignment and defiance in the time of the land wars,” Rahiri said.

“We were very much part of the establishment of the Kīngitanga and have been supporters of the kaupapa ever since by having members on the Kauhanganui and later the Kaunihera, King’s Council.

“Our waka Takitimu has been invited to be a part of the commemoration to be a part of the flotilla. It will be on the ground on Wednesday, accompanied by 70 to 100 of our warriors, including our paddlers.”

The 26.5m Takitimu waka being lifted by crane from the Wairoa River on Monday.

Kīngi Tūheitia died aged 69 on August 30, surrounded by his wife Makau Ariki and their children Whatumoana, Korotangi and Ngawai Hono I Te Po.

He had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery, just days after celebrating the 18th anniversary of his coronation.

Rahiri said he was “deeply saddened” by the King’s death and had spent time with him only two weeks ago.

“What we’ve seen is the response not just from Māoridom but from New Zealand in general on the death of the King.”

The Takitimu waka being paddled on the Tauranga harbour.

The annual poukai event at Huria Marae in Tauranga was a “reinforcement of that close bond and relationship”, Rahiri said.

“We’re one of the only places outside of Tainui that host that event – the annual poukai where the King did his pilgrimage around Waikato in the first instance and Tainui, but also to Tauranga.

“The annual poukai at Huria is another example of how this relationship has remained strong over the years. Since the opening of Tamateapokaiwhenua in 1956 the institution of poukai has been a constant and provides the opportunity to connect intimately with the king and our wider Waikato, Tainui whānau.

“Sharing the poukai with other marae, including Tutereinga, Wairoa, Hangarau and more recently Whareroa, meant that the kaupapa is kept active and alive throughout Tauranga Moana. Kīngi Tūheitia would also attend significant events we would host as did his mother the late Queen Te Ataairangikaahu and grandfather King Koroki before him.”

Rahiri said Tūheitia stood for unity and progression.

“He also encouraged the marae to allow the younger ones to speak on the marae. Thirty to 40 years ago we would never have seen that. He was future-focused and future-proofing our language and customs.”

Tamahau Tangitu with the eyes of Takitumu that are placed at the front of the waka.

Rahiri said the king’s death was “very untimely and a shock”.

“Sitting on the marae you can feel the sorrow. I was there 18 years ago at his mother’s tangi. It’s a resurgence of grief from that time too.

“I thought he was coming into his own over the last few years.

“Kīngi Tūheitia will be fondly remembered amongst many other things, for his steely determination, drive for kotahitanga, and his passion for creating better futures for Māori. We extend our deepest condolences to Makau Ariki, their tamariki, mokopuna and Te Kahui Ariki.”

The past five days have been an opportunity for the iwi of the country to pay their respects.

“We are facilitating visits from national dignitaries as well.

“The international visitors are coming to pay their respects. The president of French Polynesia came on Sunday.

“The king connected Māoridom to the world and did a lot of travelling to do that and was present at a lot of events. He encouraged us to look deep at our enduring relationships across the globe.”

Following a tangihanga on Thursday, Kīngi Tūheitia will then be taken to his final resting place and will be laid to rest alongside his mother, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and previous Māori kings on the sacred Taupiri Mountain in Waikato.

Its summit is reserved for kings and queens.

Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII.

Master navigator Jack Thatcher, who has trained the Takitimu crew, said he was up at 4.30am on Monday to leave for the Waikato at 5am.

“We went to the old military camp Hopuhupu [5km north of Ngāruawāhia] where they were bussing everyone to the marae,” Thatcher said.

“You didn’t have to wait long, we got on the third bus, and when we left the marae, buses were waiting to take us back. We had easily 200 of us there from Tauranga Moana. Four busloads and cars.”

Thatcher said there were originally only going to be three waka in the flotilla.

“Waikato have six or seven waka, but they’ve only got two that aren’t under maintenance at the moment.

“I was talking to my crew, saying ‘do we want to go there?’, and they were going ‘yes’. So, I said ‘Well, I’ll go and ask’.

“What I didn’t know at the time was that they had already asked if we could consider coming over. Twenty minutes later I got a text saying it’s all done.”

Takitimu waka, which was launched at Auckland Anniversary weekend in 1990, is 26.5m long. It has previously been taken to Waitangi for the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, with Jack training the crew in the Cargo Shed in downtown Tauranga.

The Takitimu waka being placed on a truck on Monday, ready to be transported to Waikato to join the Māori King’s funeral flotilla.

On Monday afternoon the waka was floated around from Te Puna to the Wairoa River where it was lifted out of the water by crane and placed onto a truck for transporting across to the Waikato.

Thatcher said while there will be 52 paddlers, they can get up to 80 on board.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch as Tūheitia’s body is taken by the flotilla of waka down the Waikato River and his casket carried up Taupiri Mountain for burial.

“The honour given to Tauranga for the waka to be there is huge. It shows the close connection that Tauranga has to the king.”

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Tauranga will also be part of the discussions of the hui rangitira – gathering of chiefs – to determine the successor, which is the tradition. Tainui kaikōrero Paraone Gloyne said discussions about who will succeed Kīngi Tūheitia are beginning today.

The next Māori monarch will be elected from among the King’s whānau and likely crowned on Thursday, the day of his tangihanga.

Kīngi Tūheitia is lying in state at Tūrangawaewae Marae for five days, with thousands of people coming to pay their respects each day.

Two powhiri are being held each day at the marae, at 8am and 2pm, for five days, with a contingent from Tauranga Moana attending the Monday morning powhiri. Waikato police said there will be daily road closures and heavy traffic around the marae until after the funeral on Thursday.

- SunLive

 Taupiri Mountain 

Following a tangihanga on Thursday, Kīngi Tūheitia will then be taken to his final resting place and will be laid to rest alongside his mother, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and previous Māori kings on the sacred Taupiri Mountain in Waikato. Its summit is reserved for kings and queens.

Taupiri Mountain

와이카토 강(Waikato River)이 마오리 왕의 탕이항아(tangihanga)로 폐쇄되다. NZTA는 교통 체증을 경고합니다.

3 Sept 2024

9시간 • 2분 분량의 글

와이카토 강은 고(故) 마오리 국왕 킨기 투헤이티아 포타타우 테 웨로웨로 7세(Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII)의 탕이항아(tangihanga)를 위해 수요일에 폐쇄된다.

와이카토 지역 의회는 수요일 오후 12시부터 목요일 오후 7시까지 푸케테 보트 램프(Pūkete Boat Ramp)와 헌틀리(Huntly) 사이의 와이카토 강 구간을 폐쇄한다고 오늘 발표했다.

의회 대변인은 "이는 Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII의 탕기항가(tangihanga)의 절차를 허용하기 위한 것"이라고 말했다.

"이 기간 동안에는 tangihanga의 일부인 허가된 선박만 이 지역에 접근할 수 있습니다.

"위원회의 해양 서비스 팀은 폐쇄를 집행하기 위해 Pūkete와 Huntly의 물에 있을 것이며 절차 동안 소함대를 호위하는 선박을 보유할 것입니다."

한편 뉴질랜드 교통국(NZTA)은 국왕의 서거를 인정하고 목요일 나루아와히아(Ngāruawāhia)와 헌틀리(Huntly) 사이의 1번 국도(SH1)에서 "정체를 예상하라"고 운전자들에게 권고했다.

NZTA는 조문객들이 장례식장을 오가는 동안 여러 지역 도로 폐쇄와 우회로가 시행될 것이라고 밝혔다.

도로 폐쇄 및 우회로:

• 나루아와히아(Ngāruawāhia)의 SH1H 그레이트 사우스 로드(Great South Road)는 오전 11시 30분부터 오후 6시까지 마켓 스트리트(Market Street)와 스타 로드(Starr Road) 사이를 폐쇄합니다.
• 리버 로드(River Road)는 듀크 스트리트(Duke Street)에서 SH1H 그레이트 사우스 로드(SH1H Great South Road)까지 폐쇄됩니다. 리버 로드(River Road) 폐쇄를 위한 우회로는 오전 6시부터 오후 6시까지 듀크 스트리트(Duke Street)와 켈름 로드(Kelm Road)를 경유합니다.
• 올드 타우피리 로드(Old Taupiri Road)는 오전 9시부터 오후 6시까지 갤브레이스 스트리트(Galbraith Street)에서 폐쇄됩니다.
• SH1H 그레이트 사우스 로드는 SH1B와 SH1H 그레이트 사우스 로드의 교차로에 있는 원형 교차로에서 헌틀리로 향하는 추월 차선 끝까지 폐쇄됩니다. 헌틀리(Huntly)의 타이누이 다리(Tainui Bridge) 신호등에서 리버뷰 로드(Riverview Road)와 하카리마타 로드(Hakarimata Road)를 거쳐 나루아와히아(Ngāruawāhia)로 우회합니다.
• 나루아와히아(Ngāruawāhia)와 주변 지역은 이 기간 동안 계속해서 극심한 혼잡을 겪을 것입니다. 사람들은 이 지역을 여행할 때 미리 계획하고 지연에 대비하는 것이 좋습니다.
• 탕이항아(tangihanga)에 참석하는 사람들은 임시 플랫폼에서 나루아와히아(Ngāruawāhia)와 타우피리 마웅가(Taupiri Maunga) 사이의 킨기 투헤이티아(Kīngi Tūheitia) 매장지에서 참석자들을 왕복 교통편으로 이용할 수 있는 여객 열차를 이용하는 것을 고려할 수 있습니다. 임시 승강장은 올드 타우피리 로드(Old Taupiri Road)와 타우피리 마웅가(Taupiri Maunga)에 위치할 예정이다.

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