tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post5137699330201156276..comments2023-10-09T13:33:24.033-07:00Comments on Aussie Pete: History Of The Haka - Tribute to My New Zealand Maori, Samoan and Other Polynesian Friends And NeighboursAussie Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893185575367843149noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-59788582920931564602010-12-27T03:18:44.774-08:002010-12-27T03:18:44.774-08:00I'm coming in rather later...
But have been d...I'm coming in rather later...<br /><br />But have been doing some thinking about this. Maori have allowed white New Zealanders like myself to perform the haka for a long time...so there's nothing disrespectful about people from other cultures like Chinese boys adopting it, either. <br /><br />Not to say there aren't cultural concerns though. IMAO, whoever is doing it, the most important thing is to do it with pride and strength and power, not half-heartedly.Ben Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434056673824054456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-91662223914772738942009-07-21T06:53:51.504-07:002009-07-21T06:53:51.504-07:00Thanks anonymous - from my exposure to the NZ and ...Thanks anonymous - from my exposure to the NZ and Maori culture growing up, I agree with you 100% and understand where you're coming from!Aussie Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893185575367843149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-23169702284375044402009-07-19T19:07:00.707-07:002009-07-19T19:07:00.707-07:00Doing the Haka for young New Zealand males , wheth...Doing the Haka for young New Zealand males , whether it be for rugby or not, is not strange at all. It just shows that it has become embedded in our culture and generally accepted. As a challenge steeming from warfare it has moved on the be a general challenge and is done with respect for the opponent -if they choose to take up the challenge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-63390992278765358572008-07-18T21:23:00.000-07:002008-07-18T21:23:00.000-07:00Wonder how the boy would feel if they were facing ...Wonder how the boy would feel if they were facing a New Zealand teams doing a dance mocking the chinese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-17846224821625164142008-07-17T19:46:00.000-07:002008-07-17T19:46:00.000-07:00Wow - thanks for sharing - I actually find this ve...Wow - thanks for sharing - I actually find this very disturbing - something has definitely been 'lost in translation' here, and the meaning and reason for the Haka have been entirely forgotten.Aussie Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893185575367843149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-76120191158228386092008-07-17T01:09:00.000-07:002008-07-17T01:09:00.000-07:00Just found clips of the boys doing the Haka on You...Just found clips of the boys doing the Haka on Youtube.<BR/>Just type "raffles","ACS","Rugby" & "haka"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-66886077621352831762008-07-16T08:35:00.000-07:002008-07-16T08:35:00.000-07:00It's either Raffles, ACS or St Andrews. Glad to kn...It's either Raffles, ACS or St Andrews. Glad to know that at least someone agrees with me. Most of the others just thought it was "cool"(hate that word)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-59391693672489560932008-07-14T23:41:00.000-07:002008-07-14T23:41:00.000-07:00Really? I didn't know that... I have a close frien...Really? I didn't know that... I have a close friend and colleague here in SG whose boys both play rugby. He never told me about this.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I find that very, very strange... the haka is a cultural thing, not a rugby tradition... <BR/><BR/>In fact, it could almost be considered disrespectful, given that in most 'haka' cultures, they are taught the skills at a very early age.. it's not just a matter of learning a 'choreographed dance'. There is much, much more to it and the meanings run very deep indeed.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting me know this - I'll now ask my colleague if his boys do it... :DAussie Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893185575367843149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-80697730914099927822008-07-12T10:16:00.000-07:002008-07-12T10:16:00.000-07:00Did you find it weird that some schools here are d...Did you find it weird that some schools here are doing the Haka chants to "intimidate" their opponents before rugby matches ?<BR/>I think it's rather bizarre to see chinese kids doing the maori thing.<BR/>I would much rather they be more original,create something interesting and curse the other side in Hokkien !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com