England star reveals how he devised Haka response that left New Zealand spinning – but nobody saw Pollock gesture coming

JAMIE GEORGE cooked up the Haka challenge that sent New Zealand spinning out of their comfort zone.  England beat them 33-19 ...
Yahoo! Sports

Why do New Zealand do the haka, what do the words mean and how will England respond?

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 haka ...

Itoje explains England response to haka that inspired All Blacks win

Maro Itoje explains England response to haka that set tone for win over All Blacks - England produced a unique way of dealing ...

What are the Haka lyrics and do New Zealand always sing the same song?

NEW ZEALAND will be performing their traditional Haka when they take on England today in the Autumn Nations Series. England ...
South West Londoner

The plan behind England’s reponse to the All Blacks’ haka

England’s V-shaped response to the haka set the tone for their 33–19 win over New Zealand, with Maro Itoje explaining the ...
The New York Times

The history of New Zealand’s haka, its cultural significance and how it is viewed

The haka is one of the most vivid symbols of Maori culture — the indigenous group who make up just under a fifth of New Zealand’s population. Though New Zealand’s football team will not perform it ...
CNN

The Haka: What it means and how it’s performed

It’s what representing their country is all about – walking out in New Zealand’s All Blacks jersey, facing their opposition, and delivering a spine-tingling, hair-raising Haka before the whistle blows ...
The Boston Globe

What to know about the controversies regarding Indigenous rights and the ‘haka’ at the Women’s World Cup

Efforts to highlight Australia’s and New Zealand’s Indigenous peoples and cultures are taking center stage at the Women’s World Cup. However, representatives of New Zealand’s Indigenous people — the ...
Yahoo

Teen boys’ school haka gives millions of TikTokers ‘goosebumps’ as the footage goes viral

A school haka performance is gaining millions of views across TikTok — and inspiring people around the world to learn about Māori culture. Performed inside a gymnasium and captured by TikTok user ...
Refinery29

Jason Momoa's Haka Is Going To Take Over The Internet

The Aquaman premiere featured one very special performance by the king of Atlantis. On Wednesday, Jason Momoa took to the red carpet at his DC Comics movie premiere to lead a haka, a ritualistic dance ...

England should be beating New Zealand and this is how they can do it

Steve Borthwick’s England team head for the main showdown of the autumn internationals with a clean sweep of wins in their ...
PBS

3 Māori Party lawmakers who performed haka protest suspended from parliament

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti ...