5 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Hongi on hold amid coronavirus fears

From Morning Report, 7:51 am on 5 March 2020

Don't be put out if you lean in for a hongi at a pōhiri in Wellington and the person leans away. 

Wellington mana whenua are asking people to excercise restraint in light of the second confirmed case of Corona virus and they aren't the only Māori who're temporarily reconsidering the traditional greeting. 

Meriana Johnsen reports.