The Kia Ora Incident similar event took place in 2014 when KiwiYo Whangarei employees were banned from using the term "kia ora." 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,
Be'er Ora connected to the national water network. The word "Ora" (light) is borrowed from the nearby Ora Mountain and Ora Creek. In 2004, the government decided to move Eilat Airport to an empty area near Be'er Ora. This decision was made because the airport in Eilat is located very close to residential and commercial areas (planes landing in Eilat pass directly over a large shopping mall). The new airport will be called the Ramon Airport and is due to open in 2017. Be'er Ora Be'er Ora () is a community settlement 19 kilometers north of Eilat in the far south of