Significant Māori cultural events or activities include: the HUI

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Events and activities

Significant Māori cultural events or activities include:

• The hui or meeting, usually on a marae. It begins with a pōwhiri (a welcome). If a visitor is noteworthy, he or she may be welcomed with an aggressive challenge by a warrior armed with a taiaha(traditional fighting staff), who then offers a token of peace, such as a fern frond, to the visitor. Acceptance of the token in the face of such aggression is a demonstration of the courage and mana(charisma) of the visitor. The pōwhiri is highly structured, with speeches from both hosts and guests following a traditional format, their sequence dictated by the kawa (protocol) of that place, and followed by waiata, songs. Hui are held for business, for festivities or for rites of passage such as baptism, marriage and death.It is appreciated if foreign guests can say a few words in Māori and sing a song they are familiar with as a group.

SOURCE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_culture