NORTHERN MAORIS
LOYALTY TO THE KING PETITION DEBATED A large gathering of Maoris from all parts of the north has been held at Pamapauria, near Kaitaia, for the unveiling of memorials in honour of members of the Paatu sub-tribe. One of the most interesting questions brought before the gathering was a petition from the Waikato tribes asking the northern tribes to acknowledge the present Maori King Koroki as the king for the whole of the Maori tribe in NewZealand. After a prolonged debate, in which a number of the elders of the gathered tribes spoke at length, it was decided that the only King the noil hern tribes of Ngatiwhlihia, Ngapuhi, Terarawa, Teanpouri and Ngatikakn would recognise was the King of England. They had given their bond when their chiefs signed the Treaty of Wailangi with the then representatives of the Crown.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 2
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142NORTHERN MAORIS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 2
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