kia ora
New Zealand welcome
Kia ora is a Māori greeting used in New Zealand, meaning roughly "be well" or "be healthy." It functions as hello, goodbye, thank you, or a general expression of goodwill.
Non-Māori New Zealanders use it commonly in everyday speech: Kia ora, how's it going?
Common spoken greeting
- hiInformal spoken salutation
- g'dayInformal Australian hello
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- heyInformal greeting or summons
howdy · aloha · shalom · namaste · salutations · good day · welcome · farewell
Indigenous name for NZ
- WellingtonSouthernmost national capital globally
- AucklandNew Zealand's main city
- All BlacksNew Zealand rugby squad
- silver fernWhite-underleafed tree frond
Rotorua · manuka · kauri · hokey pokey · pavlova · tramping · jandals · choice
hello
Common spoken greeting
hey · howdy · aloha · shalom · namaste · salutations · good day · welcome · farewell · goodbye
Aotearoa
Indigenous name for NZ
- WellingtonSouthernmost national capital globally
- AucklandNew Zealand's main city
- All BlacksNew Zealand rugby squad
silver fern · Rotorua · manuka · kauri · hokey pokey · pavlova · tramping · jandals · choice · bro
kia oragoodbye
Departing salutation
farewell · adieu · au revoir · sayonara · arrivederci
kia oracurse
Invoked harm through words
damn you · ill wishes · malediction · hex · imprecation