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Two Māori women exchange a hongi, 1913. The hongi (Māori pronunciation:) is a traditional Māori greeting performed by two people pressing their noses together, often including the touching of the foreheads. [1] The greeting is used at traditional meetings among Māori people, [2] and at major ceremonies, such as a pōwhiri. [3]
In Māori, a mihi or mihi whakatau is a formal or semi-formal speech or speeches of greeting at a meeting such as a hui. [1] The speech acknowledges those present, and may be accompanied by other ritual greetings or acknowledgements, such as pōwhiri, wero, or recital of pepeha.
Māori culture (Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and is still part of, Eastern Polynesian culture. Māori culture forms a distinctive part of New Zealand culture and, due to a large diaspora and the incorporation of Māori motifs into popular culture ...
Māori culture, traditions, and way of life, lit. Māoriness marae meeting house, the communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Māori society Matariki midwinter festival, the Māori new year, lit. the star cluster of the Pleiades mihi lit. greet, acknowledge; sometimes used for internet board or forum message moko ...
In Māori culture, the language is considered to be among the greatest of all taonga, or cultural treasures. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Māori is known for its metaphorical poetry and prose, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] often in the form of karakia , whaikōrero , whakapapa and karanga , and in performing arts such as mōteatea , waiata , and haka .
I mean, I think there is a place for Maori culture but why is it that we always use a semi-naked male, sometimes quite pale-skinned Māori, leaping around in, you know, mock battle? [4] In April 2013 Danish Marie Krarup MP who visited New Zealand called a traditional Māori greeting "grotesque". [5]
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Despite a growing acceptance of Māori culture in wider New Zealand society, treaty settlements have generated significant controversy. Some Māori have argued that the settlements occur at a level of between one and two-and-a-half cents on the dollar of the value of the confiscated lands, and do not represent adequate redress.