Kingitanga representatives are refusing to discuss the injuries that kept King Tuheitia from opening a west Auckland kura kaupapa on Tuesday morning.
Waatea News reports that a spokesperson says the king was in an accident at his Huntly home on the weekend, but his injuries are not serious.
Eru Thompson from Te Kawerau a Maki says the king's absence at the opening of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Kotuku in Ranui was a disappointment, but the show went on.
He said a number of Tainui people came up and represented the king.
