The behaviour, abuse, and intimidation of manuhiri and visitors by a minority of extremists was regrettable. |
They were laying down a powerful wero, a challenge to the visiting manuhiri. |
The men will provide a spectacle as they transport their manuhiri back to the central city. |
Mikaere connects these relationships to the land with the conceptual regulators of tangata whenua and manuhiri. |
Once the speeches and waiata are completed, the tangata whenua will greet the manuhiri with a hongi, kihikihi or hand shake. |
As the conference opened, Victoria's Toiahurei, Professor Piri Sciascia, offered a formal welcome to all manuhiri. |