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NZ Maori Tourism officials want kia ora
to become the country's national greeting.
According to the group's executive,
it's a warm and friendly welcome to greet visitors from overseas,
and it's unique to NZ.
NZ Maori Tourism wants kia ora to spread like wildfire.
Kia ora is used by the tourism and hospitality industry all the time,
words of greeting in Hawaii,
words of greeting in Fiji,
but there's concern these words will be upheld by foreign countries.
These most simple words show our uniqueness
compared with other places in the world.
Anzac Pikia, Te Karere.