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Kia ora can be used to wish somebody life and health [2] —the word ora used as a noun means "life, health and vitality". [5] It might also be used as a salutation, a farewell or an expression of thanks. [6] It also signifies agreement with a speaker at a meeting, being as it is from a culture that prizes oratory. It is widely used alongside ...
The Kia Ora Incident is an incident that took place in 1984, at a time when the use of Māori phrases was uncommon in New Zealand. An Auckland telephone operator, Naida Glavish (then known as Naida Povey), was instructed to stop using "kia ora" when greeting callers after the post office had received a complaint. At the time, the Post Office ...
Another Samoan salutation To life, live long! properly translated Ia ola! also echoes in places such as Aotearoa (New Zealand), where the formal greeting in Māori is Kia ora and in Tahiti (French Polynesia) where it is 'Ia orana. Talofa is also the greeting of the island of Lifou (New Caledonia), and of the island state of Tuvalu.
Kia-Ora (/ ˈ k j ɔːr ə / KYOR-ə) is a concentrated fruit soft drink brand, made by Atlantic Industries (a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company) and licensed for manufacturing in Ireland and up to 2019 in the UK by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. The juice drink is sold in a concentrated state.
In 1984, Naida Glavish, a tolls operator, was demoted for using the Māori greeting "kia ora" with customers. The "Kia Ora Incident" was the subject of public and political scrutiny before having her job reinstated by Prime Minister Robert Muldoon, and became a major symbol of long-standing linguicism in New Zealand. [59]
(particle) – used to elicit a response. Used much more in New Zealand than in the stereotypical Canadian English. [66] handle (noun) – a 425–500 mL glass of beer with a handle, as sold in pubs [67] hardout/hard – used to show agreement, or used to show emphasis/intensity. Examples: Agreement: "Yeah hard/hardout". "He was running hardout ...
Kia Ora FM serves the people of Rangitāne. It began as Radio Rangitane, or Te Reo Irirangi O Rangitane, on 1 May 1992, and adopted its current name in the 2000s. It broadcasts from Palmerston North and is available on 89.8 FM in Manawatu. [1] [110] Atiawa Toa FM broadcasts to Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa. It began as Atiawa FM in 1993 ...
Kia-Ora – line of fruit juices available in 4 flavours; Levi Roots Drinks - exotic fruity soft drinks in a range of flavours; Lilt – fruity soda available in three flavours; Lucozade – energy drinks of several varieties, a former GlaxoSmithKline brand, now produced by Suntory; Lurvills Delight – discontinued soda