Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 20, 2020 3:20:36 GMT 12
TERTIARTY INSTITUTES ABANDON HONGI AT WELCOME CEREMONIES OVER CORONAVIRUS FEARS
Some tertiary education providers are opting not to perform hongi during welcoming ceremonies amid coronavirus fears.
Canterbury's Ara Institute will not do a traditional Māori welcome this year, while North Island-based polytechnics WelTec and Whitireia have also dropped the hongi.
An Ara spokesman confirmed the decision was made after some staff expressed concern about catching coronavirus.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/119643919/tertiarty-institutes-abandon-hongi-at-welcome-ceremonies-over-coronavirus-fears
Some tertiary education providers are opting not to perform hongi during welcoming ceremonies amid coronavirus fears.
Canterbury's Ara Institute will not do a traditional Māori welcome this year, while North Island-based polytechnics WelTec and Whitireia have also dropped the hongi.
An Ara spokesman confirmed the decision was made after some staff expressed concern about catching coronavirus.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/119643919/tertiarty-institutes-abandon-hongi-at-welcome-ceremonies-over-coronavirus-fears