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If only we could celebrate and thank all of our teachers with similar enthusiasm. Bravo Boys.
New Zealand High School Boys Honor Retiring Teacher With Moving Haka. Guidance Counsellor John Adams was a teacher for 30 years. (Story here)
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Love the energy of the Haka! 👊
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Me too! Infectious…
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This just scared the s..t out of me…..
Next step is to check out Haka 🙂
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Watch this
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O M G…. the lovely bride seemed terrified!
Not how I’d expected MY wedding entertainment. But an impressive energy display (and all that sweat pouring, that must have been something!). All this seemingly BEFORE the wedding dinner too. Bon appétit 🙂
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Ha!
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Just viewed the story you linked….. I still wouldn’t want to encounter any of these young men on my own…. Heart is still beating double speed
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Top Hakas
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Love the soft music between the numbers.
Shall most certainly try to avoid mass gatherings of young men if I should ever visit the Maoris. No 2: Groom stony faced, Maori bride touched to tears….
No 1: Were they going to play at one point or another?
Great traditions, that’s for sure.
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Laughing…yes, they do eventually play….
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Laughing. Hard not to FEEL this…
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Absolutely awesome!
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It is!
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On another track, Dave: Shouldn’t you be hugging your bed at your, this time of the night? Just asking…..
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Nope. 4am is start time
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You have my condolences…. hope you’ll have a good one. No Maori stress!!!! Promise?
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Yes. Thanks!
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such a powerful tribute
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It is…
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That was incredibly moving. I just shared it with my husband. It’s the first day of school today and his last year of teaching before retirement.
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Awwwww, I hope his students give him a Haka tribute! 🙂
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I’m sure they will do something. He’s a well-loved music teacher who has inspired many students along the way. Thanks for the post this morning!
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That’s so great! Thanks for sharing Sharon.
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This made me cry. Unbelievably powerful….
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Me too Lori. I was so moved….
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Amazing… amazing… Thank you dear David, Love, nia
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It really was Nia. Thanks.
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Just incredible.
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Really is…
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This brought tears to my eyes. I am sure the teacher was honoured.
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Me too Darlene!
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I just LOVE this! Wouldn’t want to meet them on the battlefield though.
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Me too!!!
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Just had to add, after watching the top 5 Hakas, even though Kiki liked the soft music played throughout the video, for me, it ruined the effect of the true haka. But we’re all different, so we have to allow for different perceptions.
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Oh I’m with you Anneli. Only pure Haka for me.
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Soothing music takes away from the shivers the Haka is meant to give us – like a good ghost story. 😉
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Anneli, but that was the point! The soft music sort of lured you into believing that something soothing would follow and then came – with full impacdt – that emotionally loaded, over-loaded Haku Drama!
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Ha! You Swiss….
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That would have been effective, but it continued in the last couple of hakas so loud that I could barely hear the chanting. Otherwise, we would agree.
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I absolutely LOVE the Maori Haka. Saw them live when I went to Hawaii at the Polynesian Cultural Center… You cannot remain unmoved.
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I didn’t know there was a Hawaiian Haka. will look up. And so agree, cannot remain unmoved.
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No, there isn’t but at the Center, they have mini “villages” of each Polynesian country, such as Aotearoa (New Zealand), Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, etc… Gives you a taste of each.
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Aww Yes. Damn Dale, you are so Global.
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Ha ha ha! Puh-leeze!
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I absolutely love this! enough to send to my 3 adult children
would say it’s beyond words (italicization)!
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IT IS!
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So cool
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