This week, much of New Zealand’s media turned its attention to the coronation of the so-called Māori Queen – or Koroneihana, if you prefer the more ceremonial term. Her full name is Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, which, to be blunt, reads like a jumble of te reoish words thrown together. For the sake of this piece, I’ll refer to her as TAKNWHITP – because no one can be bothered to remember her entire name.
