Kia Ora Incident
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Kia Ora Incident
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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, was instructed to stop using "kia ora" when greeting callers after the post office had received a complaint. At the time, the Post Office had a rule book stating that the standard greeting to be used was "Tolls here. Number please", as this was considered most efficient at peak times. Glavish refused to stop using "kia or
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2023-12-20T18:14:35Z
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