Māori language Māori phrase "kia kaha", "be strong", is frequently encountered as an indication of moral support for someone starting a stressful undertaking or otherwise in a difficult situation. Many other words such as "whānau" (meaning "family") and "kai" (meaning "food") are also widely understood and used by New Zealanders. Māori language Māori (; ), also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian, it became one of New Zealand's official languages in 1987. The number of speakers of
Poison (Rita Ora song) passionate and not electronic-sounding at all, and stated "it's more of a rocky, edgy pop record made by a pop star, which is what I am." Aside from the track's crashing production, "Poison" is primarily melodic with Ora soliciting a soaring, stripped-down vocal performance which spans from the note of G to E. Set in the key of B-flat major, "Poison" follows a basic chord progression of B-B/D-E, and is drum-heavy in its instrumentation throughout. The song opens with a tender piano progression on which Ora breathlessly emotes, "I could have my beer for breakfast / My sanity for lunch