If conducted in New Zealand, most would breach the Haka Ka Mate Attribution Act 2014, Tom Dillane reports. It was a reminder of home, but not a welcome one for Kiwi expat Eva Hayward, living in ...

The All Blacks perform the haka with precision and intensity which underpin the All Black approach. The famous haka; Ka Mate Ka Mate, was composed by Ngati Toa Chieftain Te Rauparaha around 1820, with ...

The most popular haka is the "Ka Mate" one, traditionally performed by the All Black team prior to rugby matches. Sang in Maori, the lyrics say: "A step upward, another... the Sun shines!" ...

The Haka represents one of the most famous visual ... but to also psych out opponents. Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora, Ka ora! Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora, Ka ora! Tenei te tangata puhuruhuru!

Then, this month Hauraki Waikato and Te Pāti Māori MP Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament house by launching into the haka 'Ka Mate'.