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1News spoke to a traditional poi maker who said "poi flags" are not used in Māori culture. Pink likely was referring to the fact the flags are attached to a poi-like ball on a cord. Pink has enjoyed numerous visits to New Zealand where she is often spotted out and about enjoying the local sites. P!nk said that poi flags were used "many years ago by the Māori people". A video on social media of the "poi flags" shows dancers on stage with blue and white flags, doing a movement. The issue surrounding Pink's poi - which are blue and white, the colour of Israel's flag - was raised after Hamas's attack on Israel, which killed more than 1000 people, including women and. Pink has spoken out about how she celebrates New Zealand culture during her Carnival Tours after some fans mistakenly thought she was taking a stand about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Pink assured fans that the blue and white flags her dancers twirl during her shows are actually 'poi flags' inspired by Māori performances.
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— P!nk (@Pink) October 16, 2023 Pink's post comes after many of the world's landmarks lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag in support of the Jewish state after the Islamist Palestinian terror. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air. One of the questions being asked about the flags used by superstar Pink during her Summer Carnival performance is whether they qualify as poi. The issue surrounding Pink's poi - which are blue and white, the colour of Israel's flag - was raised after Hamas's attack on Israel, which killed more than 1000 people, including women and children. Pink posted on X, formerly Twitter, that she had been using "poi flags" since the start of her Summer Carnival tour. Monday, October 16, 2023 • By Will Trafford. Pink's 'poi flags', have courted controversy amidst the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict. Amid the tense backdrop of the Israel-Hamas conflict, global superstar Pink has taken to X (formerly Twitter) seemingly to clear the air about a 'Māori Poi' flags tribute she's been flying at her.
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The flags she uses in her concerts are not Israeli flags but Māori Poi flags. These flags hold a special place in her heart because they were used by the Māori people of New Zealand many years ago. Te Papa (ME003940) Poi awe - ceremonial poi Not all Māori poi (balls on cords) are used in cultural performances. This is an old and extremely rare ceremonial poi.
Performing Under the Māori Poi Flags On the social media platform X, Pink set the record straight. The flags she uses in her concerts are not Israeli flags but Māori Poi flags. These flags hold a special place in her heart because they were used by the Māori people of New Zealand many years ago. Poi flags are traditionally used as a symbol of peace by Maori people. The New Zealand-native object, 'poi,' is often used in dances, which have taken on their own renditions as time.
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The POI was used, many years ago, by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to increase their flexibility and strength in their hands and arms as well as improving coordination. Wahine (female) dancers perform the Maori POI, a dance performed with balls attached to flax strings, swung rhythmically. In 1999 the Māori sovereignty flag made the headlines when protesters scaled the flagpole at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and substituted it for the New Zealand flag. This action was repeated the following year. At the time Governor-General Sir Michael Hardie Boys was critical of the 'few young hotheads' who, he said, had raised the flag.
