This piece was written in direct response to enquiries and interest expressed via the rugby newsgroup and e-mail, in The Haka, as performed by the All Blacks.

Since there seemed to be a large number of people who wanted to know more, I decided to provide a web-page on the subject based on the most excellent book Haka! The Dance of a Noble People, by Timöti Käretu of the Maori Language Commission.

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