"Korowai are a very special form of cloak," explains Vini Olsen-Reeder, a lecturer in Maori studies at Victoria University. "There are lots of different kinds of cloaks, but the korowai is the one ...

At the welcome ceremony, the duke and duchess both exchanged Maori "hongi" greetings with well-wishers - pressing their nose and forehead together. They were given Korowai cloaks, inspired by the ...