Not sure if anyone from outside the country follows major events here, but the Māori king Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII passed away last week, and yesterday the new monarch was raised up, his youngest daughter Kuini Ngāwai Hono i te Pō Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VIII. She's the eighth monarch to hold the position, the second woman, and I believe the second youngest. Māori monarchy isn't automatically hereditary, but she was chosen by the Tekau-mā-rua (the official Kīngitanga council) based on her strong and prominent record of representing and uplifting Māori culture and values.
I wasn't really paying attention to the Kīngitanga when Kīngi Tūheitia took the throne (I was busy being thirteen) so it's been interesting actually being aware of the succession procedures this time around. (I hadn't even realised it was an elected position until recently.) Kīngi Tūheitia did a lot of incredible work in his time, especially in the last year as our right wing government has been making overt and violent attacks on Māori rights, and I have no doubt Kuini Ngāwai Hono i te Pō will follow in his footsteps and keep moving forward in a positive direction in such a difficult time.