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<blockquote data-quote="shiznit" data-source="post: 91581"><p>1st of all.... lets get one thing straight...</p><p></p><p>The haka does not belong to the all blacks. it belongs to the iwi of the person that composed it. the all blacks have permission to use that haka. same with the new one.</p><p></p><p>what McCaw was meaning was performing the haka is up to them... they can choose to preform it to who they like and whenever they like. and thats fine with me.</p><p></p><p>if i wanted to do one of the many hakas i know to someone... i would do so because i want to do it. and on my terms.</p><p></p><p>the thing that annoys me most about the whole thing is the fact that the all blacks listened to the WRU. </p><p></p><p>they should have just told the WRU that they were not going to do it then just before kickoff walk up to halfway and do it. what are the WRU going to do??? send on security to stop them?? i doubt it.</p><p></p><p>the all blacks were right to take this stance. if the All Blacks do the haka they have a resposibility first and formost to do it correctly and upholding the Mana of the iwi it represents. if they were not comfortable doing it between the national anthems then thats just tough luck to the fans at the stadium. at least this shows that they are treating the culture with the respect it deserves.</p><p></p><p>as for all this crap about doing it for the homesick kiwis in the crowd... boooohooo..... most of them are in the UK on theyre OE and they couldnt give a damn about Maori culture when they come home. if they want to see the haka so badly why dont they go and learn it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shiznit, post: 91581"] 1st of all.... lets get one thing straight... The haka does not belong to the all blacks. it belongs to the iwi of the person that composed it. the all blacks have permission to use that haka. same with the new one. what McCaw was meaning was performing the haka is up to them... they can choose to preform it to who they like and whenever they like. and thats fine with me. if i wanted to do one of the many hakas i know to someone... i would do so because i want to do it. and on my terms. the thing that annoys me most about the whole thing is the fact that the all blacks listened to the WRU. they should have just told the WRU that they were not going to do it then just before kickoff walk up to halfway and do it. what are the WRU going to do??? send on security to stop them?? i doubt it. the all blacks were right to take this stance. if the All Blacks do the haka they have a resposibility first and formost to do it correctly and upholding the Mana of the iwi it represents. if they were not comfortable doing it between the national anthems then thats just tough luck to the fans at the stadium. at least this shows that they are treating the culture with the respect it deserves. as for all this crap about doing it for the homesick kiwis in the crowd... boooohooo..... most of them are in the UK on theyre OE and they couldnt give a damn about Maori culture when they come home. if they want to see the haka so badly why dont they go and learn it. [/QUOTE]
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