Dispatch from Ihumātao #001 By Snoopman A Māori King Elected – 1857 In the Colonial era, Chief Te Wherowhero was elected as the first Māori King in June 1857 at Ihumātao Village on a north east shore of the Manukau Harbour, on the island of Te Ika-a-Māui, or the North Island, of New Zealand.1 The … Continue reading Deep History of Ihumātao: The Kingitanga Connection