New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has been swiftly rebuked for suggesting COVID-19 might bring an end to the iconic Maori greeting, the hongi. Mr Peters, a proud Ngati wai iwi member ...

Mr Peters, a proud Ngati wai iwi member and the most senior Maori in Jacinda Ardern’s government, made the claim on Tuesday as New Zealand considers the reintroduction of social norms. “One of the ...

The hongi is the traditional Maori greeting that sees two people welcome each other by rubbing or touching noses. It is a New Zealand tradition that comes from the Maori legend on how women were ...

Third case of Covid-19 confirmed in New Zealand as iwi issues temporary ban on custom of pressing noses together A Māori tribe in New Zealand’s capital city has banned the traditional hongi at ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Ohinemataroa Iti-Kereopa first heard Prince Harry was coming to town, she jumped at the chance to give him one of his first hongi.

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The Duke of Cambridge has shared an emotional 'hongi' greeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after the Christchurch terrorist attack. Prince William began a two-day visit to New ...