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Cultural exchange of blows

The Times
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A Maori performer who head-butted and broke the nose of a Dutch tourist during a traditional welcome has been ordered to do 150 hours of community service.

Richard Minarapa Mitai-Ngatai, 40, pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court last month to assaulting Johannes Scheffers because he thought that the tourist was laughing at the hongi, the traditional welcome.

Police said that the victim had given a nervous grin but had not intended to be disrespectful. (AP)