Hongi Maori salutations mb-code UL783275 Banks holds Humphry Davy's Royal

Banks holds Humphry Davy's Royal Society Bakerian Lecture for 1808

Jr (1873-1944) giving his acceptance speech in the Assembly chamber at Albany

The Gordon Bennett Races were organised by James Gordon Bennett

In the centre a lone figure remains standing

Hongi Maori salutations mb-code UL783275 Banks holds Humphry Davy's RoyalHongi Maori salutations, 1908 1909. A Hongi is a traditional greeting in New Zealand. It is done by pressing one's nose to another person at an encounter. It is still used at traditional meetings among members of the Maori people and on major ceremonies. Through the exchange of this physical greeting, you are no longer considered manuhiri (visitor) but rather tangata whenua, one of the people of the land. For the remainder of your stay you are obliged