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Definition of Maori welcome in English: Maori welcomenoun A traditional Maori ceremonial welcome. he was given a full Maori welcome at their tribal meeting Example sentencesExamples - Arriving at the awards, she received a full Maori welcome and haka.
- Earlier Prince William had been given a warm, traditional Maori welcome when he arrived to open the Supreme Court.
- Tens of thousands of Christchurch residents attended the solemn ceremony, held on a sunny afternoon, which included a two minutes' silence and a traditional Maori welcome.
- There another Maori welcome awaited as well as performance of the famous 'Haka'.
- I have young children going to pre-school centres today, and I want them to live in a society where they go alongside Maori students, where they learn Maori welcomes, where they learn Maori songs, and where they are proud to have friendships with Maori children.
- He has called for a debate over when official Maori welcomes are used, saying the current "dial-a-powhiri" is devaluing a national treasure.
- After a powhiri (a Maori welcome) and a service of worship, they addressed the assembled crowd.
- Visiting dignitaries receive a Maori welcome, and the All Black Rugby Team (the national team) performs a haka (challenge) before games.
- Their main functions are in Auckland and Wellington and will include a traditional Maori welcome that involves the hongi, or pressing of noses, and inspecting costumes from the forthcoming Peter Jackson film "The Hobbit".
- The second highest ranking member in the Chinese government missed a ceremonial Maori welcome at the New Zealand Parliament on Thursday in order to dodge a one-man protest over Tibet by a local politician.
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