Kia Ora and Shalom: Celebrating Indigenous Language Revival
While not connected by time or place, the journeys of te reo Māori and Hebrew resonate with each other and speak of the universal yearning to discover and preserve identity. Even their most common greetings, shalom and kia ora, carry similar sentiments of wishing peace, health, and completeness for one another.
The Forging of Māori/Israel Friendship
NgaPuhi kaumatua, Pat Ruka spearheaded the staging of a special event to welcome back the ambassador after he was recalled, following New Zealand’s infamous co-sponsoring of the anti-Israel UNSC Resolution 2334 in 2016.