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For their final stop, the royal couple visited Rotorua's Te Papaiouru marae – a meeting place in Polynesian societies – where they participated in a traditional Māori welcoming ceremony called a pōwhiri. Harry's Grandmother Queen Elizabeth had visited the same site on a tour in 1953.
Prince Harry and Meghan were gifted traditional Maori cloaks, called Korowai, by the Te Arawa people. The Duchess of Susbad 'cloak, which was draped over a blue Stella McCartney dress, was designed specifically for her and incorporated elements from her life, including her royal status, her pregnancy, and her roots in the Californian sunshine.
Inside the meeting house, Prince Harry began a speech in Te Reo, the Māori language, to applause from the crowd.
"Excuse me if I jump to English," he said before praising young New Zealanders who are "using their talents to preserve and promote the Maori language." Māori song is a traditional Māori song.
To top off their final day in New Zealand, Harry and Meghan took a stroll through a 117-year-old redwood forest, climbing a 700 meter (2296 foot) long rope walkway suspended though the redwood treetops.
Earlier in the day, the couple went on their last day of the Rotorua. The Duchess of Susbad, the Duchess of Susbad, a small girl from the crowd and gave her a hug. Meanwhile, Harry spotted a toddler wandering in front of the barriers and returned to his parents.
The day before, Prince Harry drew cheers from Aukland 's Pasifika community as he greeted them in six Pacific languages. Speaking at the Auckland War Memorial Museum Jacinda Ardern, Prince Harry opened his speech by saying greetings in Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Niuean, Cook Islands Maori and Maori.
"That's the first time I have used those languages," he said.
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