September 21, 2012
Peace Day organisers ask for electronic powhiri
Posted On September 21, 2012
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How do you welcome manuhiri who are visiting on the other side of a video screen?
That’s the challenge for New Zealand contributors to Global Peace Day.
Organiser Will Ilolahia says the webmaster for the event, Stephen Fantl of Oregon in the United States, asked for a powhiri to open the activities.
“You know it’s interesting just going through the protocols with the manuhiri being through the camera,” he says.
A call was made for people to take part in the Peace Day Global powhiri at Hato Petera College marae.