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NGARUAWAHIA, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 21: The coffin of the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu is lifted by pallbearers towards her final resting place on top of the sacred Taupiri Mountain following its journey down the Waikato River, August 21, 2006 in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. The funeral for Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the queen of the Maori population, marked the end of a week of mourning in New Zealand following her death. Dame Te Atairangikaahu died in her ancestral home in Ngaruawahia on August 15, 2006 at the age of 75. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

NGARUAWAHIA, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 21:  The coffin of the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu is lifted by pallbearers towards her final resting place on top of the sacred Taupiri Mountain following its journey down the Waikato River, August 21, 2006 in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. The funeral for Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the queen of the Maori population, marked the end of a week of mourning in New Zealand following her death. Dame Te Atairangikaahu died in her ancestral home in Ngaruawahia on August 15, 2006 at the age of 75.  (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)