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 ZealandCyclist dies in early-morning crash on SH222 Jan 05:48 PMNew ZealandE-scooter rider hit and killed by train in Christchurch22 Jan 05:41 PMNew ZealandInside the Mount Maunganui disaster as it unfolded22 Jan 05:37 PMSponsoredDiscover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 15 Jan 12:33 AMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
