King Tuheitia first told Waikato-Tainui people he was firing a leading tribal figure during a heated verbal exchange.

Waikato-Tainui could be headed for the courts after a woman King Tuheitia fired claimed the move was unconstitutional.

The Maori King has sacked a top Tainui figure over a critical report she wrote about the tribe's finances.

A run-in with a ride-on mower is being blamed for keeping the Maori King from at least one high-profile event.