Home / New ZealandIs UK columnist Frank Keating right about the All Blacks' haka?user-generated content20 Nov, 2008 12:51 AMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditKEY POINTS: A UK columnist has labelled the All Black's rendition of the Ka Mate Ka Mate haka as a "now charmless eye-rolling, tongue-squirming dance".Guardian newspaper columnist, Frank Keating, writes: "It seems to me that the haka has become even more disfigured as a crude and graceless spectacle. It has always been unfairly intimidating." AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Debate on this issue is now closed: Here is the latest selection of Your Views: SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandNew Zealand'Extreme caution': Heat alerts as furnace-like temps strike NZ10 Jan 06:10 AMNew ZealandLuxon shares 27-track summer playlist - who does PM have on heavy rotation?10 Jan 05:30 AMNew Zealand'Had me retching': Christchurch beach closed due to 'ungodly' smell of raw sewage10 Jan 05:17 AMSponsoredThe Bay’s secret advantage07 Dec 09:54 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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