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The powhiri is the ritual ceremony of encounter. Traditionally the process served to discover whether the visiting party were friend or foe, and so its origins lay partly in military necessity.he kaupapa or purpose of the occasion will be discussed, and perhaps general present day issues and concerns might be aired. Each speech is followed by the performance of a waiata (song), or sometimes a haka (dance), by the orator's support group.
The powhiri is a welcome ceremony and ritual which the Maori perform in order to greet visitors to their land. There is a great documentary at NewZealand.com which explains this ceremony with multimedia. It is described as the â embodiment of [Maori] spiritual and cultural being â .hanks for visiting! New Zealand Maori sharing in the sacred act of hongi, exchanging the ha or breath of life. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but let me explain. I have been a ballroom dancer since I was about 12 years old, or about 15 years.