Kia ora speaker themselves. New Zealand's national airline, Air New Zealand, uses "Kia Ora" as the name for its inflight magazine. Water Safety New Zealand, a water safety advocacy organisation, has a specific Māori water safety programme, "Kia Maanu Kia Ora", which makes use of the literal meaning of kia ora, as their message translates as "stay afloat; stay alive". 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
Kia Venga "What Car?" gave the car two out of five stars. "Auto Express" gave it three out of five stars, saying: "The Kia Venga has made a big impact in the mini MPV sector, with great space and strong value." In December 2009, the Venga won Germany's iF Design Award. Kia Venga The Kia Venga is a five-door, five passenger, front-engine, front-wheel drive, high-roof B-segment MPV (compact minivan) manufactured by Kia Motors exclusively for the European market. The Venga was designed by Peter Schreyer, based on the No3 concept car, and named after Peter Shreyer's favourite musical group: The Venga Boys.