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 ZealandPremiumAucklandNo-go zone? Find out how many out-of-zone students schools will accept in 202619 Sep 05:01 PMNew ZealandMorning quiz: What does SPF stand for?19 Sep 05:00 PMKahu'Respecting the language of this country': Sky commentators asked to speak te reo19 Sep 05:00 PMSponsoredKiwi campaign keeps on giving07 Sep 12:00 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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