The Dalai Lama touches noses to greet, known as Hongi, with Maori Symon Knuckey of the Te Roopu Kapahaka O Waitaira tribe as friends look on at the Pipitea Marae meeting house in Wellington, Monday, May 27, 2002. The Dalai Lama arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday May 27, 2002 for a brief tour of New Zealand. Hongi is traditional Maori welcome. (AP Photo/Fotopress, Robert Paterson) The Dalai Lama better hope the toon doesn't learn of this greeting!