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Two of his four original hires still work at Kia-Ora.

Say kia ora to the fiercest and cutest Maōri warrior the internet has ever seen.

We ate off minger plates, and drank pints of Kia Ora out of minger tumblers.

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Air NZ: Kia ora [name redacted], our team are working hard to finish our amazing lounge for customers.

The company ran a vending machine signage in the country that read "Kia ora, mate," according to online publication Stuff.

Answering the phone with the greeting "kia ora" (hello) or signing off an email with "nga mihi" (thanks) has become increasingly common.

Emblazoned with the Maori greeting "Kia ora," the logbook serves as a guide to each hut and a registry for all visitors.

Even just walking down the street, it was not uncommon for strangers to say "hello" (or, being in New Zealand, "kia ora.")

While "kia ora" is a form of greeting in the Maori language, which is one of the country's official languages, "mate" means death.

After traveling to the Hotel Kia Ora with camera equipment in tow, Lagrange and the TOPDIVE team set off in search of sharks.

Last year, she said, her husband was at Kia-Ora working his usual shift when he collapsed in one of the pig pens.

The airline used te reo phrases like "kia ora" (hello), "taihoa koe ka kite" (you will see), and "Kirihimete" (Christmas) in its comments.

He flew to Manila in 2008 to interview job applicants for his Kia-Ora piggery after placing a help wanted ad in a local newspaper.

Charts on births, weight gain and other metrics line the break-room walls, and Kia-Ora has been expanding into energy by producing electricity from biogas.

"City people are so wrapped up in their own world," said Gail Smith, the breeding supervisor at Kia-Ora, the pig farm Tom runs with his sons.

Except in this case you were listening to "This Is How We Do It" and "No Diggity" rather than drinking Kia Ora, but you get the point.

Waititi paid homage to his roots at the Academy Awards ceremony by signing off with the famous Māori phrase "kia ora," which translates to "thank you" in this context.

Last week, Air New Zealand angered indigenous Maori when it sought to trademark a logo with the phrase "kia ora", which means "good health" and is commonly used to say "hello".

"I can only say thank you, kia ora to New Zealand, and for everything that they've done to assist the Australians and Australian families," he said using a Māori expression of thanks.

Kia Ora is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kia Ora had a population of 205 people.

Kia Ora Station homestead, 1931 Kia-Ora Provisional School opened on 18 July 1921. It became a state school in 1927. The Kia Ora Memorial Hall was erected to honour those who served in war. It is located on the corner of Johnson and Anderleigh Roads ().

New Zealand's national airline, Air New Zealand, uses Kia Ora as the name for its inflight magazine. Water Safety New Zealand, a water-safety advocacy organisation, has a specific Māori water safety programme, Kia Maanu Kia Ora, which makes use of the literal meaning of kia ora, as their message translates as stay afloat; stay alive.

Shannon was one of the top horses bred at Kia-Ora Stud The Kia-Ora Stud is a Thoroughbred horse stud situated near Scone in the Hunter Region, New South Wales. Percy Miller purchased the cattle property Kia-Ora from the established Segenhoe Stud in 1914 and from there developed the Kia-Ora Stud. By 1917, the stud was able to offer two yearlings at the Sydney Easter Sales; the start of a sustained and most remarkable breeding record. At the 1941 Sydney Easter Sales, 105 yearlings were offered on behalf of the stud.

March 1977 marked his retirement from Test cricket.Staff. "Former New Zealand cricketer dies", Television New Zealand, 8 November 2008. Accessed 9 November 2008. After retiring, Howarth devoted his time to his family's fishing business, Kia Ora Fisheries, later Kia Ora Seafoods.

Ferris played his junior rugby league for the Kia Ora Warriors and Gymea Gorillas.

In the , Anderleigh was included with neighbouring Kia Ora and together had a population of 501 people.

Kia-Ora continued to prosper throughout the 20th century, with the World Wars only affecting the brand slightly in terms of production. The brand remained popular amongst children aged 3-10 in both Australia and the United Kingdom. From 1953, Kia-Ora was advertising with full-colour posters. In 1961, Kia-Ora was sold to the Campbell Soup Company of the US. The brand became popular in the 1970s within the UK. It was widely available in cinemas as a ready-to-drink product in cartons, paired with an advertisement spoofing the Columbia Pictures logo.

In 1931, the main industries were dairying and forestry. In the 2011 census, Kia Ora had a population of 501 people.

He was an Old Boy of Palmerston North Boys' High School. Whilst at PNBHS was a member of the Kia Ora club.

Kia ora has a similar meaning to the word kia orana, found in many related Polynesian languages such as Cook Islands Māori.

Their earlier 1984 Kia-Ora advert established a new trend and led to them being commissioned to produce the Um Bongo spot for Leo Burnett.

Chatham (foaled 1928) was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Region, New South Wales.

New Zealand English has also borrowed words and phrases from Māori, such as haka (war dance), kia ora (a greeting), mana (power or prestige), puku (stomach), taonga (treasure) and waka (canoe).

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. She refused to do so and was consequently stood down, with the whole affair attracting much public interest. The Postmaster-General, Rob Talbot, convinced the Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, to overturn that prohibition.

The brand takes its name from kia ora, a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English, which literally means "Hello"/"have life"/"be healthy" . The first Kia-Ora was a lemon squash sold by Arthur Gasquoine in Sydney, Australia, in 1903. The brand was sold to the Dixon Family in the same year, with the first factory being established by Roland Dixon in Prahran in Melbourne. The original factory chimney still exists and is now a heritage-listed building.

The Kauru River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand. A tributary of the Kakanui River, it rises in the east of the Kakanui Mountains and flows into that river west of Kia Ora.

Delta by Midstream (GB) was bred by studmaster Percy Miller at Kia-Ora stud Scone, New South Wales. Dam Gazza also produced classic winners Deep River 1952 AJC Derby and Midway 1951 VRC St Leger.

Kia-Ora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2754 Anderleigh Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 62 students with 4 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).

The first bottle off the production line is still in the hands of the Dixon family, as is the original recipe for Chilli Cordial, one of the first flavours launched, alongside orange and lemon flavours. Kia-Ora was launched in Great Britain in 1917 in orange and lemon flavours. The success of Kia-Ora prompted the Dixon family to expand the range of its drinks, and that led to many other flavours emerging: orange mixed fruit, raspberry, and pear were just a handful of the flavours created in the ever-expanding range. No-added-sugar variants were also created.

All verses of "God Save the Queen" have been translated into Māori. The first verse is shown below: :Me tohu e t'Atua :To matou Kuini pai: :Kia ora ia :Meinga kia maia ia, :Kia hari nui, kia koa, :Kia kuini tonu ia, :Tau tini noa.

Taradale defeated Tamatea 32-0 in the Hawke's Bay Rugby League championship. Otaki Whiti Te Ra defeated Kia Ora 27-20 in the Manawatu Rugby League Final. Waru-rakau retained the West Coast Rugby League title, defeating Marist in the Grand Final. Marist included Wayne Dwyer.

Kia ora (, approximated in English as ) is a Māori-language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It translates literally as "have life" or "be healthy", and is used as an informal greeting equivalent to "hi" or "hello", or an expression of thanks similar to "cheers".

Kia-Ora 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 UK by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. The juice drink is sold in a concentrated state.

The success of the Kia-Ora brand subsequently declined, overtaken by rival juice producers such as Robinsons. Coca-Cola eventually discontinued all variations except sugar-free orange and sugar-free mixed fruit. In Spring 2019 Coca-Cola cancelled production in the UK, however, production continues in Ireland.

Kia Ora FM is the official radio station of the Rangitāne people. 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 in Manawatu.

The phrase carries various meanings including "long live", "may you live", "cheers", "welcome", and "hurrah". It is thus analogous to Aloha, Talofa and Kia Ora in fellow Austronesian languages, Hawaiian, Samoan and Māori; the Romance language expression “Vive, Viva”, the Hindustani suffix Zindabad, and the Japanese exclamation Banzai.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage website NZ History lists it as one of 100 Māori words every New Zealander should know, and lists the following definition: "Hi!, G'day! (general informal greeting)". Kia ora can follow a similar pattern to address different specific numbers of people.

As part of the rebrand and relaunch, the company's CEO Brendon Hill confirmed that Are Media would be relaunching several titles including the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, New Zealand Listener, Woman's Day, The Australian Women's Weekly, Your Home and Garden, and Air New Zealand's inflight magazine Kia Ora.

Some of the stallions that stood there were the Australian champions: Baguette, Gunsynd, Midstream and Delville Wood.Kia-Ora Retrieved on 28 April 2009 Kia-Ora had a series of owners, including Percy Miller and his family (until c.1959), George Ryder and John Clift before being sold again in 2000.

A young boy, Matthew Perry, is traumatised as the police take him to an office where an announcement is made for his mother to collect him. Late at night girls drink Kia-Ora and sailors smoke cigarettes. Some travellers sleep on benches. A homeless bag-lady wanders aimlessly, checking rubbish bins for food.

By itself, it can be used to address any number of people, but by adding koe (i.e., kia ora koe); kōrua; and koutou one can specify a greeting to, respectively, a single; two; or three or more people. Similarly, by following with tātou, one addresses all the people present, including the speaker themselves.

The Manawatu Rugby League was formed in February with six clubs; Takaro, Kiwi, Celtic, Kia Ora, Marton and Feilding. Ex-Australian international Noel Pidding played for the Marton club. Feilding won the first ever Championship title defeating Takaro.MRL History Manawatu Rugby League Runanga defeated Papanui 19–17 to win the Thacker Shield.

With the advent of World War I, Vennard enlisted in August 1914 at Coonamble, as Frank Reid, and served in the infantry in the Gallipoli campaign before transferring to the Imperial Camel Corps in Egypt. He also wrote of his impressions of Australian soldiers and their humour. While recuperating from wounds in the Camel Corps campaigns, writing as Frank Reid, he agreed to edit an Australian Imperial Forces paper leading to the creation of The Kia-Ora Coo-ee regimental newspaper. ('Kia-ora' being a Māori language phrase for 'good luck' and 'Coo-ee' being an Australian call or hail.) Returning to Australia, he contributed short stories and general literary work for two years to Smith's Weekly, before going home to North Queensland.

The Influence of Maori on the New Zealand English Lexicon. In John M. Kirk (ed), Corpora Galore: Analyses and Techniques in Describing English. Amsterdam: Rodopi: 33–44 The everyday use of Māori words, usually colloquial, occurs most prominently among youth, young adults and Māori populations. Examples are kia ora ("hello"), nau mai ("welcome"), and kai ("food").

The company manages the very large Queensland properties Clyde and Kia Ora as well as the Kerry Stokes-owned Cygnet Park on Kangaroo Island. The group owns “Hyland Grange”, “Bellevue” and the old Taylor family property “Bobingah” all in the South East of NSW. One of the farms managed by the group is at Corrowong near Delegate.

In 1982, Kia-Ora launched a colourful, animated advertising campaign, directed by Oscar Grillo of Klacto Animations, which used the jingle "We all adore a Kia-Ora", and featured a child in a straw hat, a dog called Fedora who served the drink, and multiple crows who pursued the boy for a drink, with the boy responding with "it's too orangey for crows". Later promotions included Caramba's song "Fido", and the jingle was referred to in the Spaced episode "Gone". The advertisements attracted a degree of controversy in later years, with claims of implicit racism, because the boy looked similar to a golliwog. The brand was refreshed in 1987, with a series of advertisements directed by Geoff Dunbar, featuring redesigned characters, the introduction of the boy's chubby father, and new variations on the jingle.

Organizations and campaigns participating in the Women's Boat to Gaza have included Sweden Ship to Gaza, Norway Ship to Gaza, Canadian Boat to Gaza, the Italian Freedom Flotilla, the South African Palestine Solidarity Alliance, the Spanish Rumbo a Gaza, International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza, US Boat to Gaza, the New Zealand-based Kia Ora Gaza, and Free Gaza Australia.

Charlton began his career at Melbourne radio station 3AW. There he joined veteran presenter Norman Banks for the stations first Australian rules football broadcast, a night match between Essendon and Richmond at the Melbourne Showgrounds in 1952. He later joined John Clemenger Advertising to host the London Stores Football Show and The Kia-Ora Sports Parade, broadcast on 3UZ and 3KZ respectively.

David Peachey played for the Taupo Phoenix while organising the Cronulla Sharks NRL match in Taupo. The Tauranga Whalers defeated the Pacific Sharks 24–18 in extra time to win the Bay of Plenty Rugby League championship.In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011 The Waitara Bears, Fielding Falcons, Bell Block Marist Dragons and Kia Ora Warriors all made the Western Alliance final series.

New Zealand English has gained many loanwords from Māori, mainly the names of birds, plants, fishes and places. For example, the kiwi, the national bird, takes its name from te reo. "Kia ora" (literally "be healthy") is a widely adopted greeting of Māori origin, with the intended meaning of "hello". It can also mean "thank you", or signify agreement with a speaker at a meeting.

The total of yearlings presented for sale between 1917 and 1949 was 2,862. The Kia-Ora Stud has produced foals which have won seven Melbourne Cups. Among the many horses that have been born and reared here are: Amounis, Evening Peal, Shannon, Delta, Hydrogen and Windbag. The stud sold the A$2 million Redoute's Choice- Procrastinate yearling at the Inglis Easter sale in 2007.

The phrase is used in several different contexts. It is a term of comfort or solace (an equivalent of be strong – my thoughts are with you), or (less often) it can serve a similar function to 'kia ora' – an interjection during a speech to indicate support or approval (similar to hear! hear!). It is sometimes seen used as a valediction at the bottom of messages.

Pikiao won the Bay of Plenty Rugby League grand final, defeating the Ngongotaha Chiefs 26-18. For the first time the Bay of Plenty and Midland clubs played a combined round. Pacific won the Midlands grand final, defeating Putaruru. Foxton defeated Kia Ora 29-20 to win the Manawatu Rugby League final while Kaiti and Flaxmere won the Gisborne-East Coast and Hawke's Bay Rugby League titles respectively.

Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p.145 The Waitara Bears won the Taranaki Rugby League's Lile Shield, being taken to extra time by the Western Suburbs Tigers before winning 24-16. Kia Ora dominated the Manawatu Rugby League season, winning the grand final 26-0 over Wanganui. Marist won the West Coast Rugby League title, defeating Suburbs 9-4 in the grand final.

Kia ora can be used to wish somebody life and health—the word ora used as a noun means "life, health and vitality". It might also be used as a salutation, a farewell or an expression of thanks. 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 other more formal Māori greetings.

"Kia Ora Welcome to Blenheim" The sheltered coastal bays of Marlborough supported a small Māori population possibly as early as the 12th century. Archaeological evidence dates Polynesian human remains uncovered at Wairau Bar to the 13th century. The rich sea and bird life of the area would easily have supported such small communities. As the Māori population of the area increased, they developed the land to sustain the growing population.

165 Defending champions Tamatea retained the Hawke's Bay Rugby League title with a 60-12 win in the grand final over the Taradale Eagles.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993, New Zealand Rugby League, 1993. p.176 Kia Ora, coached by Peter Sixtus, won the Manawatu Rugby League championship by defeating Tainui 38-22 in the grand final.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993, New Zealand Rugby League, 1993. p.

In addition, more than 120,000 Māori live in Australia. The Māori language (known as Te Reo Māori) is still spoken to some extent by about a fifth of all Māori, representing 3% of the total population. Many New Zealanders regularly use Māori words and expressions, such as "kia ora", while speaking English. Māori are active in all spheres of New Zealand culture and society, with independent representation in areas such as media, politics and sport.

In 1909 aged 16 Paki was chosen for the final Huntly representative match of the season against Taupiri at Taupiri. He was named to play in the five-eighth position. In 1909 Paki played for the “Kia Ora (native) junior” team in the Lower Waikato competition. He made 6 appearances in their backline, in the fullback and three quarters positions and scored a try in a 6–0 win over Taupiri on May 28.

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. She refused to do so and was consequently stood down, with the whole affair attracting much public interest. The Postmaster-General, Rob Talbot, convinced the Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, to overturn that prohibition.

He was a brown gelding bred by Percy Miller and foaled in 1922 at his Kia Ora Stud, Scone, New South Wales. Amounis was by the outstanding racehorse and sire, Magpie (GB), his dam Loved One was a good racehorse and broodmare by Duke of Melton (GB).Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956, p. 396-397 Loved One produced 14 foals, of which 8 raced and 5 of these were winners.

Glorit is a rural community in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 16 runs through the area, connecting to Tauhoa 12 km to the north and Helensville to the south. The settlement was established in 1868 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2018. Two marae are located south of the main settlement: Araparera Marae or Te Aroha Pā and its Kia Mahara meeting house, and Kakanui Marae and Te Kia Ora meeting house.

Marcroft had a career spanning over 30 years in the broadcasting industry, mostly reading the news on the radio for Independent Radio News, however she also read the news on television for TV3 at times. During her career she worked to ensure her pronunciation of Māori names was correct, receiving criticism for doing so. During the 1990s as a newsreader she was told not to say "kia ora" at the beginning of bulletins, but decided to persist anyway.

Retrieved 17 March 2013 He was a staff artist to Cowles Magazines Inc in New York in 1950, and otherwise pursued a career as a freelance cartoonist. He contributed to Punch, The Strand Magazine and The Tatler, and to other British, continental, and American magazines. He also produced advertising work for Kia-Ora, Guinness, and other companies. He presented one-man exhibitions of his work, including one at the Little Gallery, Piccadilly (1949), and two at the Royal Festival Hall (1951 and 1956).

Local and overseas tabloids and magazines cover food, current affairs, personal affairs, gardening and home decor, and business or appeal to gay, lesbian, ethnic and rural communities. In early April 2020, German media company Bauer Media Group announced the closure of several of its New Zealand brands including Woman's Day, New Zealand Woman's Weekly, the New Zealand Listener, The Australian Women's Weekly, North & South, Next, Metro, Air New Zealand's inflight magazine Kia Ora, and Your Home & Garden in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.

Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish ( ) is a New Zealand politician and Māori community leader from the Ngāti Whātua iwi. From 2013 to 2016, she was President of the Māori Party. Glavish first came to national attention in 1984, when she was a telephone operator for the New Zealand Post Office, and used the Māori language greeting "kia ora" when dealing with callers. She was threatened with dismissal by her supervisor, but the prime minister of the day, Robert Muldoon, supported Glavish's use of the phrase.

The Ngongotaha Chiefs dominated the Bay of Plenty Rugby League competition, winning the Grand Final 30-2 over the Turangi Dambusters. The Chiefs included former All Black Gary Braid, who had switched codes during the off-season, and player-coach Russell Stewart, while Alex Chan played for Taupo. The Waitara Bears defended their Taranaki Rugby League championship with a 42-8 grand final win over the Western Suburbs team. The Linton Army team won the Manawatu Rugby League title, defeating Kia Ora 22–16 in the final.

The camp was founded in 1922 by Harriet Farnsworth Gulick and Edward Leeds Gulick, and was the third camp they established on either Lake Morey or Lake Fairlee. All 6 camps are now operated by the Aloha Foundation, founded to continue the Gulick's legacy. The property, a farm since about 1850, was first used as a girls' camp called Camp Kia-Ora between 1917 and 1922. That camp was not a financial success, and its owners sold to the Gulicks, who at that time already had more than ten years' experience in operating camps.

"Kia ora" (literally "be healthy") is a Māori term of greeting, meaning "hello" or "welcome". It can also mean "thank you", or signify agreement with a speaker at a meeting. The Māori greetings "tēnā koe" (to one person), "tēnā kōrua" (to two people) or "tēnā koutou" (to three or more people) are also widely used, as are farewells such as "haere rā". The Māori phrase "kia kaha", "be strong", is frequently encountered as an indication of moral support for someone starting a stressful undertaking or otherwise in a difficult situation.

In 1997, Campbell-White established the Kia Ora Foundation to provide educational and other opportunities to musicians and artists from New Zealand. In 2016, she joined the Wikimedia Endowment Advisory Board to help administer the endowment fund as an ongoing source of funding for the Wikimedia Foundation. In 2018, Campbell-White was honoured at the sixth annual International Opera Awards for her lifelong commitment to opera and support of young artists and the performing arts. She has been a board member for the San Francisco Opera for many years, and she and her husband have sponsored San Francisco Opera performances since 1995.

Access to the spectacular and dominant side of Cathedral mountain is mainly via the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain during the main walking season (November to April) when a booking and fee system applies and walking the track is restricted to limited numbers and also to north-south traffic only. In the off-season walking is also allowed from the Lake St Clair (southern) end. Other access tracks include the combined Arm River and Innes Tracks as well as the Lees Paddocks track. There is also a track that links from the Lees Paddocks area adjacent Vicar Bluff to Kia Ora.

The main track crosses starts from Ronny Creek (or Dove Lake) and crosses the Cradle Mountain Plateau to reach Waterfall Valley. It then descends across heathlands to Lake Windermere and through rainforests to cross the Forth River at Frog Flats, before ascending to Pelion Plains. The track crosses the saddle between Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion East, and descends toward Kia Ora Hut. The next section crosses into the Du Cane Range, formed by cirque glaciers and surrounded by several waterfalls, then descends to cross the Narcissus River and meets the north side of Lake St Clair.

The funds were used to build a customised laboratory for developing and manufacturing products, and to expand the company to global markets. In 2017, West launched a second crowdfunding campaign and reached PledgeMe’s daily limit of NZD$500,000 in 90 minutes. In 2016, Brianne and Ethique attracted social media attention from international celebrities, including Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears, Sarah Wilson (journalist) (I Quit Sugar) and Jamie McDell, after featuring in renowned publications such as Forbes, Huffington post and 1 Million Women. Since then, Brianne has featured in publications across the globe including O, The Oprah Magazine, Kia Ora (Inflight Magazine), Business Insider, Daily Mail, and PopSugar, among others.

When she returned to New Zealand, Ngaparu joined the NZBC in Wellington at the end of 1970, and after a course at the broadcasting training school, worked as an announcer on radio stations 2ZB, 2ZM and 2YA, and as a continuity announcer and weather presenter on WNTV1. After marrying and moving to Rotorua, Carline was persuaded to return to Wellington to present the weather on TV One, broadcast from the Avalon Studios in the Hutt Valley. She was the first weather presenter on the new nationally networked channel, and shared the role with Sue Scott until the early 1980s. Carline is noted for regularly using the Māori language greeting "kia ora" in her broadcasts.

Talbot represented the Ashburton electorate in Parliament from 1966 to 1969, then the South Canterbury electorate from 1969 to 1978, and then the Ashburton electorate again from 1978 until his retirement in 1987 whereupon he was replaced by Jenny Shipley. As Postmaster-General he signed off on New Zealand's first cellular network in 1983. In 1984, at a time when the use of Māori phrases was as yet 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. She refused to do so and was consequently stood down, with the whole affair attracting much public interest.

TV reviewer, John T. Forde, listed Marj as his second favourite character and highlighted her phrase: "Kia ora, Shortland Street Accident and Emergency centre!" During a speech at the show's 15th anniversary, the Prime Minister Helen Clark, noted the "fun" she had filming Marj's final scenes at parliament. The scene also included Marj meeting National Party minister Jenny Shipley, and blogger Alex Casey described the meeting of Marj, Clark, and Shipley as a "special treat" due to the 3 being the "most powerful women" in New Zealand. Marj was said to deliver many of the "best lines" in the show's 25th anniversary episode. The New Zealand Woman's Day magazine listed Marj as the 13th best character of the soap's first 25 years.

Sons of Gwalia logo Mining in the area around Marvel Loch dates back to the early 1900s and between 1905 and 1986, of gold were recorded as having been mined.The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, page 107 From 1979 to 1987, the mine was operated as a joint venture between Kia Ora Gold Corporation NL and Western United Limited, after which it was sold to Mawson Pacific Limited. Mawson Pacific subsequently sold the mine to Reynolds Australia Gold Operations Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds US Metals. During its period of ownership Reynolds acquired the Southern Cross Mill and adjacent tenements including the Transvaal Underground Mine and the Cornishman Open Pit (a 50/50 joint venture with Troy Resources NL) located approximately north of Marvel Loch.

Hutt Old Boys-Marist (HOBM) is a New Zealand rugby football club. Playing in the competitions of the Wellington Rugby Football Union, it is based at the Hutt Recreation Ground in Lower Hutt. Hutt Old Boys-Marist is a product of mergers over many years between former clubs, including Hutt (founded 1910), Hutt Valley High School Old Boys (1953) and Hutt Valley Marist (1949). The clubs merged in 1992, and played their first season in 1993, as Hutt Old Boys Marist, making the Hutt Recreation their home ground, and club rooms, while Hutt Valley Marist abandoned its club rooms located at Fraser park in Taita. The club celebrated its centennial in 2010, marking 100 years since the formation of the Hutt Rugby Club from earlier clubs Woburn and Kia Ora.

Turangawaewae won the minor premiership and the championship in the Waikato Rugby League competition, defeating Taniwharau Rugby League 20–15 in the grand final.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.190 The Piako Warriors defeated the Tokoroa Pacific Sharks 34–20 in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League grand final.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.191 Piako featured Hare Te Rangi. The Waitara Bears won the Taranaki Rugby League competition 16–14 over the defending champions, the Western Suburbs Tigers.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.196 The Bears featured Blair Nickson while the Tigers included Willie Talau. Kia Ora, coached by Peter Sixtus, defeated Otaki 14–4 in the Manawatu Rugby League grand final.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.

In mid-June 2020, the Sydney investment firm Mercury Capital purchased Bauer Media's Australian and New Zealand print and digital assets covering women's entertainment and lifestyle; fashion, beauty and health; food; and the motoring and trader lifestyle categories. Some New Zealand brands acquired by Mercury Capital included the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, the New Zealand Listener, and North and South. Notable Australian assets acquired by the company include Woman's Day, The Australian Women's Weekly, Rolling Stone Australia, Cleo, Dolly, and Pacific Magazines. In mid- July 2020, Mercury Capital announced that it would resume publishing several former Bauer titles including Woman's Day, the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, The Australian Women's Weekly NZ, home category magazine Your Home & Garden, current affairs weekly New Zealand Listener, Air New Zealand's in-flight magazine Kia Ora, the Property Press, and the websites Now to Love, Homes to Love and Beauty Heaven.

By the time the band set to work on their third album, Magic Hour, released May 1999 the Britpop movement was faltering – a number of Cast's contemporaries, such as Kula Shaker and The Seahorses had disbanded, Suede and Mansun were experiencing a drop in record sales from their previous efforts and label mates Shed Seven and Medal had been dropped by Polydor. Amid the changing musical climate, the band enlisted Gil Norton who had previously produced The Pixies and the band moved towards a heavier riff based sound. Power described the album as "21st century rock'n'roll" and "Walt Disney doing Quadrophenia". The first single from "Magic Hour" was "Beat Mama", with the band using loops and samples on the record for the first to give the material a more modern feel, Power described the song as "a call to everyone, a beat for everyone to move to, like the old Kia-Ora advert with the dog and the crows".

On 30 March 2020 NZME, which owns The New Zealand Herald and radio station Newstalk ZB, announced the closure of Radio Sport with immediate effect, due to the impact of the coronavirus on sport. On 1 April, Mediaworks' Chief Executive Michael Anderson told staff to take a 15% wage cut in order to avoid redundancies. On 2 April, Bauer Media Group announced that it would wind up its New Zealand magazine titles in direct response to magazines having been stopped from being published under the Level 4 restrictions. This will put an end to many iconic titles, including Woman's Day, New Zealand Woman's Weekly, the New Zealand Listener, The Australian Women's Weekly, North & South, Next, Metro, Air New Zealand's inflight magazine Kia Ora, and Your Home & Garden, leaving about 200 former employees unemployed. On 14 April, NZME announced that they were laying off 15% of their workforce (roughly 200 jobs) as a result of the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus.

The locality of Toolara Forest is mostly in the Gympie Region with only two small northern parts of the locality in the Fraser Coast Region. Tin Can Bay Road (from Gympie to Tin Can Bay) enters the south-west of the locality from Goomboorian and Kia Ora and exits in the north-east of the locality into Wallu and then to Tin Can Bay. In the north-east there are two road junctions off Tin Can Bay; the Maryborough- Cooloola Road heads north-west towards Maryborough via Tuan Forest, while the Rainbow Beach Road heads south-east via Cooloola to Rainbow Beach on the Pacific Ocean coast. The land use is almost entirely dedicated to the Toolara State Forest with the exception of a narrow strip of land in the east of the locality bounded by Rainbow Beach Road which contains the Cooloola Coast Cemetery and the remainder is a small part of the Great Sandy National Park which is mostly in the neighbouring locality of Cooloola.

Minor premiers Turangawaewae defeated the Hamilton City Tigers 30–23 to win the Waikato Rugby League Final. Taniwharau, led by Tama Hohaia, won the Pre-season tournament while Hamilton Boys' High School won the High School Shield.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. pp. 174–175 Piako dominated the Bay of Plenty Rugby League season, winning the early season Ces Mountford Trophy round before finishing with the minor premiership and winning the grand final 22-10 over Turangi. The Western Suburbs Tigers defeated the Waitara Bears 22–20 in the Taranaki Rugby League grand final to end the Bears dominance of the region. The Kia Ora Warriors, coached by Peter Sixtus, won the Manawatu Rugby League grand final 20–16 over Linton. The Taradale Eagles upset Tamatea 38-22 in the Hawke's Bay final to deny them their third consecutive premiership in front of 1500 fans. Minor premiers, the Repongaere Eels, defeated the Turanga Panthers 36–24 to win the Gisborne-East Coast grand final.

Often, people would watch from outside, standing in the middle of the road, which was then the original Bruce Highway. The theatre remained popular after the war, and throughout the 1940s to the 1960s films were shown on Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon, with a cartoon and two movies for four shillings and sixpence. In 1956 the original projector equipment was replaced with equipment from the Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane. At the interval between movies, patrons adjourned to the Kia Ora Cafe next door for pies. This building, later known as the Majestic Cafe, was located north of the theatre, and burnt down c.2002. In 1973 Ron and Mandy West introduced the Travelling Film Festival, which featured first-release and avant garde films, to the Majestic Theatre, and the festival screened at Pomona until 1994. The Wests purchased the theatre in 1974, although title to the land on which it stands was not transferred until January 1979. The Majestic remained the Noosa Shire's only picture theatre until 1984. The film projection equipment was replaced in 1980, and a DVD system was installed in 2003.