![Is this the end of the hongi? NZ deputy PM says traditional greeting may have to be scrapped | Daily Mail Online Is this the end of the hongi? NZ deputy PM says traditional greeting may have to be scrapped | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/12/09/28291808-8310757-image-a-37_1589270882761.jpg)
Is this the end of the hongi? NZ deputy PM says traditional greeting may have to be scrapped | Daily Mail Online
![OPINION: Let's dump the kihi in rituals of encounter - it's not our tikanga - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station OPINION: Let's dump the kihi in rituals of encounter - it's not our tikanga - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station](https://waateanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/hongiidentity.1.jpg)
OPINION: Let's dump the kihi in rituals of encounter - it's not our tikanga - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
![The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc4b5b0d745629b0df57a4c/1623696517812-K1M56LILMLQ7G1H7NQ2E/Screen+Shot+2021-05-26+at+9.23.30+AM.png)
The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable
![Portrait Of An Attractive Maori Couple Connected In A Traditional Hongi Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock Portrait Of An Attractive Maori Couple Connected In A Traditional Hongi Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1162659948/photo/portrait-of-an-attractive-maori-couple-connected-in-a-traditional-hongi.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=bdsVJxgZr0bTHKj9SPlUkY9zpkxPD_X9Oqq6mDrOrV0=)
Portrait Of An Attractive Maori Couple Connected In A Traditional Hongi Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock
![A Hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. In the hongi, the ha ( breath of life), is exchanged. Through the exc… | Maori people, Māori culture, Maori A Hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. In the hongi, the ha ( breath of life), is exchanged. Through the exc… | Maori people, Māori culture, Maori](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2f/b3/4f/2fb34f3fadced7b624633c0aa5005d05.jpg)
A Hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. In the hongi, the ha ( breath of life), is exchanged. Through the exc… | Maori people, Māori culture, Maori
![The Duchess of Sussex receives a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, at an official welcome ceremony at Government House in Wellington, on the first day of the royal couple's tour of New The Duchess of Sussex receives a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, at an official welcome ceremony at Government House in Wellington, on the first day of the royal couple's tour of New](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PYGRB4/the-duchess-of-sussex-receives-a-hongi-a-traditional-maori-greeting-at-an-official-welcome-ceremony-at-government-house-in-wellington-on-the-first-day-of-the-royal-couples-tour-of-new-zealand-PYGRB4.jpg)
The Duchess of Sussex receives a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, at an official welcome ceremony at Government House in Wellington, on the first day of the royal couple's tour of New
![Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/prince-charles-prince-of-wales-is-greeted-with-a-hongi-news-photo-496337840-1537916817.jpg)
Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained
AJ+ on Twitter: "Two men perform a traditional Māori Hongi greeting - a touching of noses - during Friday prayers to remember the victims of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.
![New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/200398014-001/photo/new-zealand-north-island-maori-traditional-hongi-greeting-side-view.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=j9Av4E-YVRXvyx7KqoKPXpvkFLJDyjvrTwAIlDRtGLA=)
New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images
![Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FBC5HC/maori-woman-and-maori-man-in-traditional-maori-greeting-hongi-at-te-FBC5HC.jpg)
Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy
![Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/prince-harry-perform-a-hongi-as-he-arrives-for-a-powhiri-at-news-photo-473231374-1537917042.jpg)