Kīngitanga
1. (loan) (noun) King Movement - a movement which developed in the 1850s, culminating in the anointing of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero as King. Established to stop the loss of land to the colonists, to maintain law and order, and to promote traditional values and culture. Strongest support comes from the Tainui tribes. Current leader is Tūheitia Paki.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 1-34; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 1;)
Erangi, ahakoa e iti haere ana te rahi me te awe o te Kīngitanga, he nui ngā āhuatanga e whakaatu mai ana kua huri haere kē tōna āhua ki tērā o te rōpū ōkawa (TTR 1996:84). / But although the size and influence of the King Movement was shrinking, in many ways it was showing that it was changing to a more formal group.
See also Wherowhero, Pōtatau Te, Haurua, Paki, Tūheitia, Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, Atairangikaahu, Te Arikinui Dame Te, Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, Te, Tāwhiao, Tūkaroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
