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 ZealandCentral Hawke's Bay's speed dating for council wannabes, mayoral candidate conversationsNew ZealandDairy dip: Slight decline in prices in latest GDTNew ZealandInternet outage hits thousands in Auckland, NorthlandSponsoredFarm plastic recycling: Getting it right saves cows, cash, and the planetAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.