Ngā Wai hono i te pō is crowned the new Māori queen after the death of her father, King Tuheitia.
    • @BlueberrydreamerEnglish
      18•13 days ago

      She’s an elected leader for the unified Maori tribes, a largely ceremonial role whose primary purpose is to protect Maori interests against government overreach.

      But go ahead and latch onto the name I guess.

      • @[email protected]English
        7•13 days ago

        I will gladly latch onto the name.

        Also it’s largely ceremonial but also primary serves a purpose. How odd, is it ceremony or function.

        What it is, is a functionally hereditary title being passed down 8 generations of a family. And it’s not even representing all Māori because not everyone was stupid enough to want a monarch.

        Hundreds of millions fought and died for thousands of years against monarchs all over the globe. And here’s you lot coming along championing the birth of a new one because it’s not as powerful today.