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Kia ora (Māori pronunciation: [k i ˈ a ɔ ɾ a], approximated in English as / ˌ k iː ə ˈ ɔːr ə / KEE-ə-OR-ə [1] or / ˈ k j ɔːr ə / KYOR-ə) is a Māori-language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It translates literally as "have life" or "be healthy", [2] wishing the essence of life upon someone, from one speaker to ...
The brand-name is taken from kia ora, a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English.The first Kia-Ora was a lemon squash sold by Arthur Gasquoine in Sydney, Australia, in 1903.
The use of Māori words in New Zealand English has increased since the 1990s, [2] [3] and English-language publications increasingly use macrons to indicate long vowels. [4] Māori words are usually not italicised in New Zealand English, and most publications follow the Māori-language convention of the same word for singular and plural (e.g ...
Kia ora is a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. Kia Ora may also refer to: Australia
The Kia Ora Incident is an incident that took place in 1984, at a time when the use of Māori phrases was uncommon in New Zealand.An Auckland telephone operator, Naida Glavish (then known as Naida Povey), was instructed to stop using "kia ora" when greeting callers after the post office had received a complaint.
The All Blacks perform the Maori ceremonial dance before their fixtures
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Two Māori language television channels broadcast content in the Māori language, [94] [95] while words such as "kia ora" have entered widespread use in New Zealand English. [96] Government recognition of the growing political power of Māori and political activism have led to limited redress for historic land confiscations.