New Maori queen, twenty-seven-year-old Nga Wai hono i te po Paki, attends the funeral ceremony of New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia at the Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia on September 5, 2024. New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch on September 5, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the country's sometimes troubled Indigenous community. Nga Wai hono i te po Paki was cheered by thousands as she climbed atop a high-backed wooden throne during an elaborate ceremony on the country's North Island. (Photo by DJ Mills / AFP)