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HAKA haha

Corinna Hunziker / Justin Scott
Running time: 8 mins

There’s cultural appropriation in the air as kaka haka is debated by the people of Aotearoa.

Terrible overseas renditions of the haka have begun transforming our proud expression of Māori identity into a viral joke. Self-appointed ‘cultural warden’ JP sets out to ask the question; when is it OK to haka?

If it looks like kaka, you can guarantee it smells like kaka.JP

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