World-Famous, Royalty & Celebs Line Up for Maori Hongi From Tiger Woods, Tua, Elle, Tom Cruise to Prince William
Posted: December 20, 2009 Filed under: Analysis, Breaking News, Business, Community, Current, education, Honour & Tribute, NZPacific, Opinion & Commentary, South Pacific Region, US & Foreign Affairs | Tags: 73499499, 73578769, 74656082, adults only, airport, Anne, APEC, appointed, army, Arrival, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Athletics Australia Telstra A-series National Championships, attending, auckland, Auckland District Health, Auckland International Airport, Auckland Starship, Austalian, Belgium Hongi, belgium royal famly, Bestof, Bestof2007, Bill Clinton, boxing, Burnham, Business, camp, Caucasian Appearance, Celebrities, ceremony, Childres, Christchurch, class, clothing, Clover Park Middle School, club, Club Soccer, color image, Community, competition, Competitive Sport, corps, Crown Prince, custom, Dalai Lama, David Beckham, David Tua, day, Defense Minister, dick hubbard, Diplomacy, Earl Of Wessex, Elle MacPherson Hongi, EOS1DMkII-253407, fighting, film, Film Set, flying, Former, friendship, general, Geographical Locations, George Purvis, Gerrard Albert, giving, Glenys Turu, golf, golf tournament, Governing Board, government, government building, greeting, group, Haane Manahi, handshake, Headshot, Heavyweight, Highness, Highness Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi, Hilton, hold, Hollywood - California, home, Hongi, hongis, honor, horizontal, hospital, Human Interest, Human Nose, Hyundai, indicating, Isaac Davis, Jerry Mateparae, John Retimama, Juan Carlos I, July05, Kapa Haka, kaumatua, Kerry Predergast, Kuia Mereiwa Broughton, Kukupa Tirikatene, Lieutenant, Lincoln Savage, looking, Los Angeles Galaxy, Manukau City Super Special Stage, maori, Mark Burton, marketing, military, Military Uniform, model, Motorized Sport, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, navy, new zealand, New Zealand Corps, nose, Numa Otuvai, nurse, off road, official, Ohinemutu, only men, otara, outdoors, Palmerston, Palmerston location, Palmerston North, Paraparaumu Beach Golf, party, People, Performance, Petter Solberg, photography, Pipitea Marae, playing, Political Rally, Politics, President Of The USA, Press Conference, prince, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles, Prince Philippe of Belgium, Prince William, princess, Princess Anne, profile, Propecia, Queen Sofia of Spain, Rangitihi Tahuparae, receiving, Rehua Maori, religion, Richard Plantagenet - Duke of York, riger, Rose Tahuparae, rotorua, Royal Person, royalty, rubbing, rubbing noses, samoa, scene, senior adult, sensation, Series, share, side view, Sir Howard Morrison, Sir Hugh Kawharu, soccer, Social Grace, spain, sport, standing, star, Start, success, superhero, Symon Knuckey, Tamahou Ripia, Te Arana Wihongi, Te Mataarae, Te Papiouru Marae, Te Roopu Kapahaka O Waitaira, tgg0611, tiger, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods Hongis, Tom Cruise, topics, Topix, Traditional Culture, Trentham Military Camp, Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi, two, Two People, usa, Vector Arena, vertical, visit, Waist Up, warriors, Wednesday 15, welcome, wellington, Wellington Airport, Wellington Hongi, woods, york Leave a commentAfter supermodel Tyra Banks visited New Zealand, and received a traditional Maori hongi, we went in search of other celebs and world-famous people, as well as homegrown varieties, who have also received a hongi in front of the media’s lenses.
Here’s what we found from the past and the present:
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In happier days? NEW ZEALAND, 8th January 2002: Golfing sensation Tiger Woods hongis (traditional Maori greeting) with Kuia Mereiwa Broughton during an official Maori welcome (Powhiri) at Wellington airport, after Woods flew into New Zealand to play in the Telstra Hyundai New Zealand Open Golf Tournament at the Paraparaumu Beach Golf club. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images).
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(same event) Tiger Woods rubs noses with Glenys Turu as he arrives at Wellington airport for the New Zealand Open Golf tournament. (Photo by The Dominion/Getty Images)
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 29, 2007: David Beckham of the LA Galaxy receives a Hongi (Maori Greeting) from a member of a Maori welcoming Kapa Haka group as he arrives at Wellington airport in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images).
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 29, 2007: An interesting photo this one. David Beckham of the LA Galaxy gives Mayor of Wellington Kerry Predergast a Hongi (Maori greeting) as he arrives at Wellington Airport in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 16, 2000: World heavyweight boxing contender David Tua is welcomed home with a Hongi by Kylie Kemp from Clover Park Middle School in Otara, on his arrival at Auckland International Airport, Thursday night. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)
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HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND – SEPTEMBER 03, 2009: Sugar Ray Leonard exchanges a Hongi, the traditional Maori greeting, with John Haunui after being welcomed to SKYCITY on September 3, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images).
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Sugar Ray Leonard exchanges a Hongi, the traditional Maori greeting, with Pahu Muru of Turangawaiwai.
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APRIL 15, 2004: World rally champion Petter Solberg (Norway) Hongis (traditional Maori greeting) with a warrior, Wednesday 15, at the ceremonial start to the Propecia 2004 Rally Of New Zealand, at the Manukau City Super Special Stage. The event is a round of the World Rally championship. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images).
We Can Only Imagine What These Warriors Are Thinking
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – SEPTEMBER 29,: Austalian super model Elle MacPherson Hongi’s (traditional Maori welcome) with Lincoln Savage from the Te Mataarae o Rehua Maori culture group from Rotorua upon her arrival at Auckland International Airport.MacPherson is in New Zealand for several days on a promotional visit. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images).
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Mission Impossible?
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NEW ZEALAND – JANUARY 11, 2003: Hollywood super star Tom Cruise performs a hongi (traditional Maori welcome) with Wahine (Maori woman) Alice Pomare, during a Powhiri prior to a press conference for the ‘Last Samurai’ movie. Cruise flew into New Zealand last Monday and will begin filming on location in various parts of the Taranaki province in the North Island of New Zealand.FOTROPRESS. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 17: The Dalai Lama (R) is welcomed with a Hongi (a Maori greeting with a press of the nose) by Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard at the Vector Arena on June 17, 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, spiritual leader to millions of Buddhists around the world, is in New Zealand on a three day visit to give public talks and public teachings. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images).
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – MAY 27, 2002: The Dalai Lama at the Pipitea Marae in Wellington Hongi’s (Traditional Maori Welcome by touching of noses) Symon Knuckey of the Te Roopu Kapahaka O Waitaira as friends look on. The Dalai Lama arrived in Wellington, today, Monday and is on a brief tour of New Zealand. (Photo by Robert Patterson/Getty Images).
Like Mother, Like Son Beautiful
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NEW ZEALAND – JULY 05, 2005: His Royal Highness Prince William is greeted by Auckland District Health Board member John Retimama with a Hongi (pressing of noses) on the Princes’ official visit to Auckland Starship children’s hospital, Tuesday. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images).
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Princess Diana (1961 – 1997) receives a traditional Maori nose-rubbing greeting, or Hongi, during a visit to the Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae in Gisborne, New Zealand, 24th April 1983. The princess is wearing a blue silk suit by Catherine Walker. (Photo by Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images).
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NEW ZEALAND – MARCH 07, 2005: His Royal Highness Prince Charles hongis (traditional maori welcome) with Lieutenant Tamahou Ripia on the Royal New Zealand Navy on his arrival at Government House, Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, March 07, 2005. Prince Charles is making a five day visit to New Zealand. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)
Royalty Every Which Way
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ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND – MARCH 17, 2007: Prince Andrew, Duke of York (R) hongis with Sir Howard Morrison (L) as he attends a ceremony to honour the gallantry of Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi, at Te Papiouru Marae, Ohinemutu on the third day of his seven day visit to New Zealand, on March 17, 2007 in Rotorua, New Zealand. Manahi was not awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions at Takrouna Ridge in North Africa in 1943 during World War II, despite recommendations that his gallantry warranted the highest award for valour. This year, the government, working with Te Arawa, the Manahi VC Committee, and Buckingham Palace, announced that it would hold a special ceremony to recognise Lance Sergeant Manahi?s deeds, and The Queen expressed her admiration for his bravery The presence of the Duke at the ceremony reflects her wish to be personally associated with the initiatives to recognise his gallantry. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – MARCH 16, 2007: Prince Andrew, Duke of York receives a Hongi (Maori greeting) from WO 1st class George Purvis during a visit to the Trentham Military Camp on the second day of his seven day visit to New Zealand, on March 16, 2007 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images).
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ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND – MARCH 17, 2007: Prince Andrew, Duke of York (R) hongis with a local Kaumatua as he attends a ceremony to honour the gallantry of Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi, at Te Papiouru Marae, Ohinemutu on the third day of his seven day visit to New Zealand, on March 17, 2007 in Rotorua, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images).
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PALMERSTON NORTH, NEW ZEALAND – SEPTEMBER 29, 2005: Prince Andrew, Duke of York (R), gets a Maori greeting (Hongi) from the Minister of Defence Hon. Mark Burton during a Powhiri (welcome) and reviewing the parade at Linton Army base September 29, 2005 in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The Duke of York is in Palmerston North as part of a 5 day visit to New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York, gets a Maori greeting (Hongi) from Major General Jerry Mateparae of the armed forces during a Powhiri (welcome) and reviewing of the parade at Linton Army base September 29, 2005 in Palmerston North, New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 04, 2009: HRH, The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward is given a Hongi (Maori greeting) by Tawai Frost during a welcome at Sacred Heart College on November 4, 2009 Wellington, New Zealand. HRH, The Earl of Wessex Prince Edward is in New Zealand to discuss the future direction of The Duke of Edinburgh Award program. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images).
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CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 17, 2008: HRH Princess Anne, Princess Royal receives a Hongi (Maori Greeting) from Sgt. Isaac Davis during a visit to the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals and Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps at Burnham Military Camp in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images)
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – DECEMBER 03, 2009: (L-R) His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, Samoa’s recently appointed Head of State receives a Hongi (Maori greeting) from Rangitihi Tahuparae during a Maori welcome ceremony at Government House on December 3, 2008 in Wellington, New Zealand. Tuiatua, who became Samoan Head of State in June, is on a week long visit to New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images).
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Her Highness Masiofo Filifilia Tamasese receives a Hongi (Maori Greeting) from Sergeant Aaron Taikato during a Maori welcome ceremony at Government House on December 3, 2008 in Wellington, New Zealand. Tamasese’s husband His Highness Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi, who became Samoan Head of State in June, is on a week long visit to New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 23, 2009: HRH King Juan Carlos of Spain (L) shares a traditional Maori greeting of a hongi with Maori elder Gerrard Albert (R) during a visit to New Zealand on June 23, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
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HRH Queen Sofia of Spain (L) shares a traditional Maori greeting of a hongi with Maori elder Rose Tahuparae (R) during a visit to New Zealand on June 23, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand. The Royal couple are undertaking two days of official engagements in New Zealand before heading to Australia on Wednesday. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images).
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HRH Queen Sofia of Spain (L) shares a traditional Maori greeting of a hongi with Maori elder Gerrard Albert (R).
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HRH King Juan Carlos (R) shares a traditional Maori greeting of a hongi with Kukupa Tirikatene (L) at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa during a visit to New Zealand on June 23, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 23, 2002: HRH Princess Mathilde Hongi’s (Traditional Maori welcome by touching of noses) with a member of the Maori welcome party during the welcoming ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel, Saturday. Prince Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium and Princess Mathilde are on a four day visit to New Zealand. (Photo by Dean Purcell/Getty Images).
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HRH Prince Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium Hongi’s (Traditional Maori welcome by touching of noses) with Sir Hugh Kawharu during the welcoming ceremony.
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HRH Prince Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium Hongi’s (Traditional Maori welcome by touching of noses) with Maori welcome party member Te Arana Wihongi during the welcoming ceremony.
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We know Clinton isn’t royalty. But what the heck. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – SEPTEMBER 11, 1999: The President of the United States, Bill Clinton hongi’s with Georgina Te Heuheu after his arrival in New Zealand for the APEC conference, Saturday. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images).
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OFFICIALLY Pavarotti may not be royalty but his voice certainly was and is. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 17, 1999: Luciano Pavarotti and preformer Ricky Northcroft hongi during a welcoming celemony for Pavarotti at the Sheraton Hotel, Wednesday. (Photo by Sav Schulman/Getty Images)
NZ Parliament Expresses Sympathy to Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga: Peter Dunne
Posted: October 15, 2009 Filed under: Analysis, Breaking News, Business, Community, Current, Earthquake Tsunami Samoa/AmSampa 09, education, Environment, Honour & Tribute, NZPacific, Politics, South Pacific Region | Tags: AMERICAN SAMOA, american samoa tsunami, Bestof, building, car, earthquake, Emergencies And Disasters, following, horizontal, Leone, natural disaster, nz parliament, peter dunne, samoa tsunami, side view, Sitting, strength, tonga tsunami, topics, Topix, tsunami, United Future, Village, weather Leave a commentTranscript of Yesterday’s Parliamentary Motion at 2pm.
Speakers:
- Prime Minister John Key
- Labour Deputy Leader Annette King
- Green Party Co-Leader Russell Norman
- Act Party David Garrett
- Maori Party Co-Leader Dr Pita Sharples
- Progressive Leader Jim Anderton
- United Future Peter Dunne
- Labour Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
- National Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
- Labour Su’a William Sio
Pacific Islands—Tsunami
Hon PETER DUNNE (Leader—United Future) : From time to time in this House we pass a resolution to pay tribute to someone who has passed on, to lament some tragic event, or to note some extraordinary achievement. But it is a very rare occasion to pass a resolution that deals with an issue so tragic and so close to home. In the aftermath of the tsunami that struck Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga on 30 September, many of us checked with our friends and colleagues who come from those countries whether their families had been affected, how they were feeling, and what the impact on them was. It had a very immediate and powerful influence on all of us, and our hearts go out to all those who have suffered loss, to all those who are now looking in the middle of the debris and wondering how on earth they can put life back together again.
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When the first reports started to come through that there had been a powerful earthquake in the Pacific and that the emergency centre in Hawaii was predicting some form of tsunami, I do not think any of us could have imagined what was about to unfold. The messages were confused and chaotic, which raises some issues that I know the Minister of Civil Defence has under review, but as the day went on and the scope of the tragedy unfolded, and we started to realised what devastation had been wreaked upon those islands, we too started to realise our vulnerability—not just as a nation and not just as a people, but our individual vulnerability in such circumstances.
I suppose it is natural—and it is a good thing about this country—that New Zealand has responded the way it has: the emergency programmes that the Prime Minister referred to in his address, the individual acts of generosity, and the kindnesses and support that have been shown by so many to those who have been affected. We do it because it is instinctive. We do it because although we do not understand precisely the scale of the tragedy, we know it is beyond immediate comprehension. We know that it will not simply be put right tomorrow. It will take many, many years of effort and hardship to overcome that tragedy, and all the while the threat is there of another one tomorrow.
An occasion like this is an opportunity for this Parliament to express its support for those who are suffering, its confidence in those who are working to provide for their relief, and its unity in terms of generally reflecting the overall human condition at a time like this. This is a time of great sadness, and it is a time of great learning, not just for the people who have been affected but also for countries like ours, which have their own vulnerabilities. But even with the best preparation in the world, there comes a time when forces far greater will have their say, and that will be the real test of the human spirit. I believe that in this country and in Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, and the other parts of the Pacific that have been affected by similar tragedies in recent times the human spirit has shone through strongly. Long may it continue to do so, because that is our ultimate strength and our ultimate capacity to survive.
Photos: American Samoa After The Tsunami
Posted: October 8, 2009 Filed under: Breaking News, Community, Current, Earthquake Tsunami Samoa/AmSampa 09, Environment, NZPacific, Politics, South Pacific Region, US & Foreign Affairs | Tags: AMERICAN SAMOA, asphalt, assistance, Bestof, building, car, clean up effort american samoa after the tsunami, earthquake, Emergencies And Disasters, following, horizontal, Leone, natural disaster, nz pacific community, nz pacific news, NZPacific, pacific news, photos american samoa clean up effort, photos american samoa tsunami, plane, samoa earthquake, samoa tsunami, side view, Sitting, strength, supplies, tools, topics, Topix, Village, weather 1 CommentAmerican Samoa After the Earthquake and Tsunami Hits
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Biggest Shake Up for NZ Health System On The Way; Map and List of PHOs Included
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NZ Herald report this morning on the biggest shake up for primary health care services. If this jargon means nothing, these are your primary health organisations or PHOs. Your local GP, local health centres, medical surgeries, local after hours emergency services and so on.
It is the first time that this plan has received a public airing but it has obviously been in the Health Minister’s pipeline for some months. Before Christmas, we heard drastic cuts on the way for PHOs, which number over 80, with others since absorbed by government and the environment. Government plans were to reduce that down to 20-something PHOs.
Map: Location of PHOs Around the Country
List of PHOs in New Zealand