2006 Kīngitanga election

2006 Kīngitanga election
15–21 August 2006
 
Nominee Tūheitia
Monarch before election

Te Atairangikaahu †

 Elected Monarch

Tūheitia

An election was held to elect the seventh monarch of the Kīngitanga following the death of Te Atairangikaahu on 15 August 2006. The result of the election was announced on 21 August, the day of Te Atairangikaahu's tangihanga; her son Tūheitia Paki was unexpectedly chosen.

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