Message from Nick Hill, Chief Executive

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited expresses our deepest condolences to Kiingi Tuheitia’s whānau, to the Iwi and Hapū of Waikato Tainui, and to the many people whose lives he touched.

We pay tribute to an inspiring leader who has left a powerful legacy in his call for kotahitanga – unity of all peoples, and we acknowledge his passion and advocacy for Māori arts, culture, and economic development in Aotearoa and internationally.

Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII

Image source: Waikato Tainui

“He kura kua ngaro ki tua o Rangi-whakamoe-ariki"
Haohia te kupenga a Taramainuku i te Arikinui Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII
hei whetū tārake i te awa nui a Rangi.
Kia kau rā ia i ngā wai o āke āke.
Tuheitia he tipua
Tuheitia he taniwha
Tuheitia he Kiingi
Kei te Arikinui, haere, haere, kia au tō moe.