US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited New Zealand, and talk about some BIG news! I may not always agree with Hillary’s politics, but having her visit Kiwi-land was like a little bit of home 🙂
Hillary Clinton performing a hongi during her powhiri – a Maori welcome ceremony
I absolutely loved reading about the distinctly New Zealand style of greeting – in addition to rigorous security checks and media waiting since 4am to greet her plane, the mayor of Wellington {New Zealand’s capital city} rode her bike to the airport to greet her, and then later on during the visit they all had barbecue with the Prime Minister. I think that’s fabulous!
If you’d like to see a bit of the media coverage on the Secretary of State’s visit, click here.
thanks for posting this! i only follwed news of her visit on the radio (radio new zealand). so i appreciate seeing the photos and TV coverage!
I can’t imagine how hard it is for you to be so far away from home. Hopefully little bits of home will continue to visit you and make you less homesick. 🙂 XOXO