The haka continues to make headlines around the world, captivating audiences and drawing both passionate supporters and critics. The debate kicked off in March this year, when the Hurricanes Poua ...
Leading the haka for a record 64th time, the halfback mentioned “Toitū te tiriti o Waitangi” during the opening of Ka Mate before the All Blacks played Italy in Turin. Speaking after the ...
A star student received the honor of a lifetime when her classmates performed the Haka as a tribute. Naomi Sai Antiporta finished top of her class at her school in the Bay of Plenty region of New ...
You’ve probably seen the haka, a Māori war chant, performed at sporting events, school events and maybe even by church missionaries. But have you ever seen it performed on the floor of a house of ...
It is meant as a ‘show of physical prowess but also an embodiment of cultural pride, strength, and unity’, according to 100% Pure New Zealand, but there are growing calls for it to be taken out the ...
In this regard, it is important to know about any dance form that is news and its cultural significance.) Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, a 22-year-old Maori Party MP, performed a powerful Maori haka in ...
The haka will be the main topic of conversation when New Zealand travel to face England at Twickenham in the 2024 Autumn Nations Series curtain-raiser on Saturday. This traditional Māori dance of ...