HAKA Motors

LORD OF THE DANCE As she traces the origins of New Zealand's Ka Mate haka, Sue Attwood discovers a bird sanctuary of worldwide importance iint
The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/15/2009; 1148 words; ...them essential life skills. Haka is a generic term for a dance...celebratory hakas. The Ka Mate haka was "composed" around 1820...the pit performing the Ka Mate haka in celebration of his reprieve...and as soon as the ferry's motor is turned off the sound of birdsong...

Distant pleasures
The Press; 10/12/2009; 984 words; ...Planet then claims that the All Blacks' haka, "a traditional Maori posture dance...Boxing Day cricket test, Bathurst 1000 motor race and Sydney-to- Hobart yacht race...tests, PGA golf events and Formula One motor racing are all extensively encapsulated...

'Reclaiming the haka? What's the Maori for 'what's in it for us?"
Scotland on Sunday; 2/15/2009; 1124 words; ...Zealand government handed back the haka to the Ngati Toa, a north island...inappropriate use of the Ka Mate haka." For a decade the tribe has...battling against the use of the haka in the commercial world, railing...in an advert for one of their motors and taking deep offence at...

HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 11 = 3
AAP General News (Australia); 2/11/2009; 699 words; ...Zealand's world famous war dance, the haka, has been officially given to a Maori...protect it from commercial rip-offs. (NZ Haka) LONDON - A rare Aboriginal relic is expected...immediately impacted by a decision from General Motors in the United States to cut white collar...

MEGA GUIDE; THE PRESS GUIDE TO EVERYTHING; MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
The Press; 2/2/2009; 1433 words; ...Also on at Waitangi Weekend is New Zealand's foremost classic motor-racing event, the Annual Skope Classic, at Powerbuilt Tools...Ward film Rain of the Children, and a performance by kapa-haka Mareikura group. Market Sq, Worcester Blvd: Te Hae Whanau...