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4th
MAR

King did ‘not use those words’

Posted by karere under Maori News

The Maori King, Tuheitia Paki, didn’t use the word “abdicate” in his speech to the Waikato-Tainui tribe’s parliament Te Kauhanganui on Sunday, according to a spokesman for his office. The Waikato Times reported yesterday that King Tuheitia threatened to step down as King unless tribal members fell back into line. His comments appeared to stem from the fact that he was upset at criticism at his office’s use of tribal funds and attacks on the executive board Te Arataura. The Times headline yesterday was `I Will Abdicate’. “King Tuheitia did not use those words, nor would he ever use such language,” spokesman Rahui Papa said today.

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