Ko Mahuta te kingi i a Te Puea i uru kaha ai ki ngā mahi o te Kīngitanga (Kāretu 1974:97)Mahuta was king when Te Puea devoted herself to the activities of the Kīngitanga
Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.
