Toa II Nukanoa

Toa II Nukanoa
Māori Kīngi of Ngāti Onekawa-Nukanoa Ariki Tauaroa of Ngāti Nukanoa
Reign	25 January – present
Coronation	25 January 2021
Predecessor	Tama III Nukanoa
Heir presumptive	Pania Nukanoa, Tapairu of Ngāti Onekawa-Nukanoa (eldest sister)
Born	10 June 1993 (age 27) Takutaiwhero Tūāwhiorangi Royal Hospital
House	Nukanoa
Father	Tama III Nukanoa
Mother	Kiri Waimato-Nukanoa of Ngāti Waimato
Religion	Hāhiism

Toa II Nukanoa (Toa Ihaia Manu Riana Nukanoa; b. 10 June 1993) is the current reigning Māori Kīngi of Ngāti Onekawa-Nukanoa and Ariki Tauaroa of Ngāti Nukanoa; succeeding his father Tama III Nukanoa as the 11th Māori Kīngi of Ngāti Onekawa-Nukanoa on the 25 January 2021.

Toa was born in Takutaiwhero, Ngāti Onekawa-Nukanoa as the second of three children to his father and his wife Kiri Waimato-Nukanoa and the only son. He spent his primary and intermediate education at Takutaiwhero Roera o Wharekura before completing his secondary education at Pihi Iwi Wharekura. From their he entered the Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Army and stuided at the Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Armed Forces tertiary insitituion Te Whare Wānanga Roera o Manuka where he graduated with a degree in history, political science and economics. Upon graduation he qualified for and served as an officer in the Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Parachute Rifles until his royal duties pulled him from active service in 2019.

Toa' reign began on 25 January 2021 following the unexpected death of his father, before his acension to the throne he was vocal in his support for greater globalisation and liberalisation compared to his predecessors conservatism. He has also been an outspoken advocate for causes related to issues around health, particularly the health of children and young adults.