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Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII’s visit to cyclone-impacted communities in the Ngaati Kahungunu rohe has reaffirmed the importance of a kaupapa-Maaori response to Cyclone Gabreille. Hundreds of people joined with Ngaati Kahungunu leaders to .
Today Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII was welcomed at Omahu Marae by a mass representation of various hapuu of Ngaati Kahungunu. The Kiingitanga movement has been hosted several times at Omahu, including a visit by Kiingi Taawhiao in 1883 .