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IPAMS26: New Zealand Navy Lt. Christina Montgomery on Māori Culture and the Marae

New Zealand Navy Lt. Christina Montgomery, the Te Taua Navy Marae media manager, speaks on the cultural significance of the Pōwhiri at the Te Taua Moana Navy Marae as part of the 50th Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 23, 2026. The Pōwhiri is a formal Māori cerem

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New Zealand Navy Lt. Christina Montgomery, the Te Taua Navy Marae media manager, speaks on the cultural significance of the Pōwhiri at the Te Taua Moana Navy Marae as part of the 50th Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 23, 2026. The Pōwhiri is a formal Māori ceremony that represents unity, kotahitanga, and welcomes visitors onto the Marae. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Olivia Cowart)

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