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There were many bicultural elements in the ceremony to open a new Supreme Court in Wellington in January 2010. Here the guest of honour, Prince William, receives a hongi of welcome from kaumātua Sam Jackson (Taranaki Whānui, Te Āti Awa). The prince wears a kahu huruhuru (feather cloak), a symbol in Māori society of a chief or other distinguished person.
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