During their recent visit to New Zealand, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were given a crash course in all things Kiwi (that’s a nickname for anything which originates from New Zealand, like the Kiwi bird). The royal couple met indigenous Maori and Charles said “Kia ora”, a traditional Maori greeting. Camilla tried to do a “hongi”, another traditional greeting in which two people press their noses together. She had some difficulty because she was wearing a very large hat. The couple also attended a children’s show starring Hairy Maclary, a fictional dog. The only disappointment for the prince was that he didn’t have time to try another two Kiwi inventions: zorbing and bungee jumping.

Listen below

Read by Anna (New Zealand accent)

Read by Paul (New Zealand accent)

Study the words

crash course– rapid and intense training

nickname– a familiar name used instead of the real name

indigenous– originating from that country

greeting– salutation

attended– were present at

starring– with…playing the central role

fictional– invented

disappointment– cause of regret