The haka is a traditional dance of the Māori people of New Zealand. It is not just a dance for entertainment. It is a way to show strong feelings like pride, strength, respect, and unity. Many people around the world know the haka because of the New Zealand national rugby union team or the All Blacks. Before every rugby game, they perform the haka, and it always gives goosebumps because of the power and intensity. But the haka is not only for sports. In Māori culture, it is also performed at wed

Māori & Mapuche language words with Temuera Morrison 🌿🌿🌿Thank you @wentru.manke for sharing this reel with us!The Mapuche people (also known as Araucanians) are a group of Indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. #maori #mapuche #temueramorrison | Learn Māori Abroad

Hear from the Māori Language Commissioner, Prof Rawinia Higgins, on today's news about passports. "I am always amazed that people feel threatened by having te reo Māori before English. Rearranging the word order on passports just seems petty and a waste of time. Perhaps they should invest in learning te reo Māori. It is an official language, of course." Kia Kaha te Reo Māori | Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori | Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

This week is Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori / Māori Language Week so we are giving you behind the scenes access to our Chiefs Haka 🎥 Only performed twice in 2023 for Damo and ALBs 100th games, He Piko He Taniwha is a declaration of who we are, who we represent, and they people we play for ❤️💛🖤 | Gallagher Chiefs