Naida Glavish Naida Glavish Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish is a New Zealand politician and Māori community leader from the Ngāti Whātua iwi. From 2013 to 2016, she was President of the Māori Party. Glavish first came to national attention in 1984, when she was a telephone operator for the New Zealand Post Office, and used the Māori language greeting "kia ora" when dealing with callers. She was threatened with dismissal by her supervisor, but the prime minister of the day, Robert Muldoon, supported Glavish's use of the phrase. A member of Mana Motuhake, Glavish stood for the Alliance in the Te Tai
Ora (Rita Ora album) the Park 2012 and V Festival. She performed "Shine Ya Light" on "The X Factor" on 4 November 2012. On 18 August 2012, Ora performed at "The Jonathan Ross Show". In January and February 2013 she embarked on a 12-date UK tour where according to "The Independent", "stage-school trained Ora can rely on more traditional showbiz values to succeed" to put on a show. She worked with designer Emilio Pucci on aspects of the presentation of the show. Ora (Rita Ora album) Ora is the debut studio album by British recording artist Rita Ora. It was released on 27 August