The hongi is the traditional Maori greeting that sees two people welcome each other by rubbing or touching noses. It is a New Zealand tradition that comes from the Maori legend on how women were ...

Today, Meghan Markle helped open "Oceania," a new exhibition of art from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga at the Royal Academy of Art. The Duchess of Sussex's first solo engagement was the ...

New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has been swiftly rebuked for suggesting COVID-19 might bring an end to the iconic Maori greeting, the hongi. Mr Peters, a proud Ngati wai iwi member ...

Meghan Markle should take cues from Kate Middleton in doing hongi the right way. Pictured: Markle welcomed with a traditional Maori greeting of rubbing noses known as a 'hongi' as she opens 'Oceania' ...

Third case of Covid-19 confirmed in New Zealand as iwi issues temporary ban on custom of pressing noses together A Māori tribe in New Zealand’s capital city has banned the traditional hongi at ...

King Charles has received a traditional Maori greeting, the hongi, during a visit to a military training site. The monarch pressed his forehead and nose against a New Zealander who is part of the camp ...

Duke of Cambridge and New Zealand prime minister press noses during visit to honour those affected by the Christchurch attacks Prince William has joined Jacinda Ardern at Anzac commemorations in New ...

On his two-day trip to New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks, William greeted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with a Hongi. Photo: © Getty ...