Inappropriate hakas on show:

After watching the women's final of the ASB Tennis Open I was very annoyed to see a haka performed before the match. I cringed as I watched our young overseas competitors confronted by a group of half-naked men, with tongues hanging out, and eyes rolling. The performance had no relevance to the occasion and I felt embarrassed to be a Kiwi. I feel strongly that these hakas should be kept for tangi, or the challenge of the All Black games. They certainly do not come across as a warm welcome. The organisers should not let these things happen.

P Heslop, Tauranga City.

You may also like....

1 comment

haka

Posted on 21-01-2017 09:21 | By dumbkof2

totally agree these hakas are well past their use by date


Leave a Comment


You must be logged in to make a comment.