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An attempt to win the world record for the largest Haka fell short on Saturday.
A group from Rangiora, North of Christchurch, had expected more than 3000 people for the record attempt but just 600 showed up on the day, a spokesman told Newstalk ZB.
The record remains with the 2200 Australians who gathered for a mass Haka in 2005.
New Zealand can take some small solace in holding one Haka record: the most people to do one on Waitangi Day - 2174 at Kaiapoi, also near Christchurch.
- NZPA
