Tūheitia

Monarch of the Kīngitanga (Māori king movement) from 2006 to 2024
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Tūheitia

Summary

Tūheitia is a human[1]. His place of birth was Huntly[2]. He was born on April 21, 1955[3]. He passed away in Hamilton[4]. He died on August 30, 2024[5]. He worked as a monarch[6], truck driver[7], and academic administrator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,446 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Tūheitia was born in Huntly[2].
  • Tūheitia died in Hamilton[4].
  • Tūheitia was born on April 21, 1955[3].
  • Tūheitia died on August 30, 2024[5].
  • Tūheitia's father was Whatumoana Paki[10].
  • Tūheitia's mother was Te Atairangikaahu[11].
  • A child of Tūheitia was Whatumoana Paki[12].
  • A child of Tūheitia was Q130085565[13].
  • A child of Tūheitia was Korotangi Paki[14].
  • Tūheitia held citizenship in New Zealand[15].
  • Tūheitia's professions included monarch[6].
  • Tūheitia's professions included truck driver[7].
  • Tūheitia worked as an academic administrator[8].
  • Tūheitia held the position of Māori monarch[16].
  • Tūheitia was employed by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa[17].
  • Tūheitia was educated at Southwell School[18].
  • Tūheitia received the honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[19].
  • Tūheitia is recorded as male[20].
  • Tūheitia's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Tūheitia's noble title is recorded as king[22].
  • Tūheitia's Commons category is recorded as Tūheitia[23].
  • Tūheitia's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII'}[24].
  • Tūheitia's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Tūheitia'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: NZ[27]

  • Began / founded: 1955-04-21[28]

  • Community tags: māori, new zealand[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da8249ee-95e9-442d-9682-36b7089154ab[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Huntly[2], Tūheitia… he was born on April 21, 1955[3]. His father was Whatumoana Paki[10]. His mother was Te Atairangikaahu[11].

Education

Tūheitia's education included a stint at Southwell School[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include monarch[6], truck driver[7], and academic administrator[8]. Tūheitia was employed by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa[17]. He held the position of Māori monarch[16].

Recognition

Tūheitia received the honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[19].

Personal Life

Children include Whatumoana Paki[12], of New Zealand[31]; Q130085565[13], a monarch[32], b. 1997[33], of New Zealand[34]; and Korotangi Paki[14].

Death and Burial

Tūheitia died on August 30, 2024[5]. He died in Hamilton[4].

Why It Matters

Tūheitia ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,446 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Tūheitia born?

Tūheitia's place of birth was Huntly[2].

Where did Tūheitia die?

Tūheitia died in Hamilton[4].

Who were Tūheitia's parents?

Tūheitia's father was Whatumoana Paki[10]. Tūheitia's mother was Te Atairangikaahu[11].

What did Tūheitia do for work?

Tūheitia worked as monarch[6], truck driver[7], and academic administrator[8].

Where did Tūheitia go to school?

Tūheitia was educated at Southwell School[18].

What awards did Tūheitia receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . waikatotimes.co.nz. Retrieved . waikatotimes.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . waikatotimes.co.nz. waikatotimes.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . waikatotimes.co.nz. Retrieved . waikatotimes.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . waikato.ac.nz. waikato.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . edition.cnn.com. edition.cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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