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    Doing the MAHI

    Dec 23, 2018 4 minutes
    STORY KELLY BERTRAND

    It’s a photo that’s going straight to the pool room. With their foreheads and noses pressed against those of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Karena and Kasey Bird couldn’t help but grin as they performed a hongi with Harry and Meghan on the grounds of Te Papaiouru marae in Rotorua.

    At the time, they say laughing, they were just focussed on not embarrassing themselves in front of the Royals, while at the same time trying to focus on the meal they were in the middle of preparing for 180 people, the duke and duchess included. Now, however, as they look back on this and all of the other remarkable feats they’ve accomplished since winning in 2014, they take a second to appreciate just how far they’ve come.

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