◇Maoristandonyandhaveclearprotoghowtheyshouldweleandseeoffvisitors。
◇Ifthebusinessisductedwithatribalgroup(Iwi)thewelingritualsmaybepracticedthroughtheprocessofPowhiri—aformalwelethatisheldonaMarae。
◇APowhiricostbetween30mio2-3hoursdependia。Itstartsbygthevisitorsontotheareainfroioiorsshouldatoexpectiftheyhavearespondioreplytothehomepeoples’caller(usuallyanolder>
◇APowhiriprescribeswherepeoplesit,inositionintheirgroup,and>
◇Inmostcases,butnotall,youwillforwardandonlymalesmakeaspeech。Thereisatehemehismatterandinafewplacesthishasbeeledandyouwillseebothmeospeak。Iocausefriyourbusinessdealings,alwaysfollowtheleadofthehomepeople。
◇Thewelingspeechesaremadebytheagreedspeakersofthehomepeopleandalwaysendwiththemostrespectedspeakerorelder。
◇SpeechesaredeliveredintheMaeandeaparaditionalsong。Youmayandwhatisbeingsaidbutyourestassureditislikelytobefromthebestspeech-makersinthegroupandoftenexpressyouradmirationforhimher。
&orsareexpectedtohaveatleastonespeakerrepreseoreply。
◇Ifpossible,thespeakershouldpreparealearroduaori—itisveryimportantthatheshepayattentiontothepronunispronouncedwordsoftenincurwhispersandsniggersandisregardedoffeisbettertohaveaveryshronun,thanalohapoorpronun。
◇Thespeaker’sresponseshouldhecretepurposeofthevisitnorshoulditbetoself-promoteasthiswardedarrogant。
◇Thespeakershouldmakeuseoftheopportunitytobrieflydemootheplacewheretheystahelo),tothehouses(thetraditioinghouseanddiningroomarenamedbyaorsaedagly),togreetthehomepeople,andtoexplainwherehishergrouphave(placeisimportanttoMaori)。Thisshouldbefollowedbyasongfromthevisitors’trysothatthevisitroupshouldsiher。
◇ThePowhiribefrighteningtovisitorsandbefilledsthatmayinsult。ThisiswhymostvisitorsseekthehelpofaMauide”them。
&elderofthehomepeoplehasspoken,theywillsigorstoeforwardioshakehands,kiss(ohecheeki(touoses)withthehomepeople。
&hekitgetsreadytocallpeoplei。
◇Followihemeetiart。
◇Itpaystobewatdtofollowtheleadofothers,ortoprudentlyaskquestionsifnotsure。
◆GiftGivie
◇IfioaKiwi’shouse,takeasmallgiftsuchasflowers,chocolates,orabookaboutyourhometrytothehosts。
◇Giftsshouldly。
◇Giftsareopenedwhenreceived。
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◇NewZealandersarerelaxedasisshowablemanners。
◇Themoreformaltheoidtheprotocol。
◇Waittobeshowakeaseat。
◇Mealsareoftenservedfamily-style。
◇Keepyourelbowsawayfromthetableandyourhaable>
◆TableManners
Tablemaiheforkisheldihandandthekherighthaheywillnotlookaskance,however,ifyouadoptAmeritablemanners。
&youhavefiingbyplagyourknifeandforkparallelonyourplatewiththehandlesfagtht。
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&oaPowhiri,thevisitorswillbeaskedtothedining-room(aseparatebuildingtothecarvedmeetiakeseatstoeatatloables。
◇Theyshouldilthefoodhasbeen“blessed”orahehomepeoplesaysaevenifthefoodisgettingcold。
◇Visitorsshouldtrytomakethehomepeoplesitamoalkaoknowthem>