The haka is one of rugby’s best known traditions, with the ceremonial Maori dance performed pre-match by New Zealand rugby sides before international fixtures. Haka were traditionally performed ...

“We put the English words underneath the Maori words so they could tell what it meant. That made a big difference and all of a sudden they really started to buy into it. They started to do it ...

What do the words to New Zealand’s haka mean in English? “Ka Mate” English: I die! I die! I live! I live! I die! I die! I live! I live! This is the hairy man, who fetched the sun causing it ...

In rugby union, New Zealand’s All Blacks, Black Ferns and age group sides all lay down the challenge to the opposition, while the nation’s rugby league sides do similarly, with the haka ...

The haka is traditionally a war dance or challenge, performed in a group to demonstrate strength, pride and unity. The reputation of a tribe would hinge on their successful performance of the haka.

The haka is one of rugby’s best known traditions, with the ceremonial Maori dance performed pre-match by New Zealand rugby sides before international fixtures. Haka were traditionally performed ...

The haka is an example of Maori culture that is recognised worldwide - both for its origins in centuries worth of Maori legend or its modern use by the All Blacks in rugby. Front and centre in the ...

This traditional Māori dance of haka was first performed by the team, which used to be called The Natives, back in 1888 and 1889, when the Kiwi rugby team played in Britain and Australia.

The haka is one of rugby’s best known traditions, with the ceremonial Maori dance performed pre-match by New Zealand rugby sides before international fixtures. Haka were traditionally performed ...