MA¯ ORI WORD

The Taupo¯ & Tu¯ rangi Weekender supports Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Ma¯ ori, the Ma¯ ori Language Commission's campaign to increase New Zealanders' te reo Ma¯ ori vocabulary by running a different Ma¯ ori word to learn each week. This week's word: hongi - the pressing of noses (signifying unity in the mingling of one another's breath)

I hongi nga¯ manuhiri me nga¯ ta¯ ngata whenua.

The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.