I te 12 o Hōngongoi 2011, The New York Times pūrongo i runga i te kōrero i runga i te whārangi A1 e riro Hawass he honorarium ia tau "o rite nui rite $200,000 i National Geographic ki te waiho i te kairangahau-i roto i-wāhi ahakoa mana ia te uru ki nga pae tawhito maha ngā reira i roto i ona pūrongo". korerotia hoki te Times e kua ia hononga ki e rua kamupene American e mahi pakihi i roto i Ihipa. I te 17 o Paenga-whāwhā 2011, i whiua Hawass ki te whare herehere mo te tau kotahi mo te whakakahore ki te whakarongo ki te whakatau a te marae e pā ana ki te kirimana mo te toa taonga i te Museum Ihipiana ki te kamupene ki hononga ki Hawass. i tonoa te whakatau motuhake, a ka whakatārewatia tenei whiu i roto i te whakawātea. te ra i muri mai, te Kaunihera o te National o Ihipa marae whakahaere i tukuna he ture ki te huri i te whakatau taketake o te marae o te National Geographic ki te kia rite ki te nui rite $200,000 i te ka riro i te
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