The Kia Ora Incident The Kia Ora Incident The Kia Ora Incident is an incident that took place in 1984, at a time when the use of Māori phrases was uncommon in New Zealand. An Auckland telephone operator, Naida Glavish, was instructed to stop using ""kia ora"" when greeting callers after the post office had received a complaint. She refused to do so and was consequently stood down, with the whole affair attracting much public interest. The Postmaster-General, Rob Talbot, convinced the Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, to overturn that prohibition. This event is considered key in the movement to revitalise Te Reo Maori. A
Come What May (2001 song) Come What May (2001 song) "Come What May" is a song composed by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert, originally intended for the film "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet". However, it was first heard publicly, and is best known as the romantic love theme from Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film "Moulin Rouge!", where it is sung by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman in their respective roles as Christian and Satine. The song takes its title from a phrase that originates from Shakespeare's "Macbeth". The song plays an important role in the film. When the forbidden strong and close romantic relationship between Christian