#183: New Zealand’s Haka – “The World’s Most Perfect Act of Nationalism”

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Rugby | Washington Post (The)
27 September 2015
New Zealand’s Haka – “the World’s Most Perfect Act of Nationalism”
The New Zealand haka – “a traditional Maori dance, a sequence of foot-stomping, tongue-wagging and violent gesticulation, accompanied by deep, rhythmic chanting “is an intimidating sight for any opponent”, writes Ishaan Tharoor for The Washington…

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Rugby | The Daily Mail
28 September 2015
NZ Student Rugby Team Performs Haka at Fast Food Restaurant in Ireland
A New Zealand student rugby team from Wairoa College Rugby Academy has performed a haka…
 
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Music | Rolling Stone
28 September 2015
Lorde’s New Track With Disclosure
Lorde has released a new track together with Disclosure. The Kiwi singer “co-wrote the track with the electronic duo comprised of brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence” as reported in Rolling Stone…
 
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Community/General | Expat Forum
27 September 2015
New Zealand’s Record Number of Immigrants
Over the last year New Zealand’s visitor numbers have increased by 7% to 3.02 million a year. Data from Statistics New Zealand also shows a record-setting net gain in…
 
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New Zealand | Simply Nomadic Life
26 September 2015
5 Stunning South Island Must See’s
“When it comes to the most spectacular natural wonders of the world, New Zealand undoubtedly belongs to the world’s most stunning destinations”, according to Veru and Petra – two…
 
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Business | Australian Aviation
25 September 2015
Air New Zealand’s ‘Sustainability Framework’
Air New Zealand has launched a new ‘sustainability framework’ in Auckland on Wednesday September 16.

“You find the best companies in the…

 
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Comedy | YouTube
25 September 2015
Team Ball Player Thing

Have a little laugh with the official All Blacks supporters song from charity partner Cure Kids. Featuring an impressive line-up of Kiwi entertainers and the players themselves, the aim of the song is to raise funds to help cure…

 
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Rugby | Sydney Morning Herald (The)
25 September 2015
How Jonah Lomu Led to the Success of World Cup
“On 18 June 1995, Rupert Murdoch was sitting in his Los Angeles office watching the World Cup semi-final between England and New Zealand,” Sydney Morning…
 
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Business | Businessworld
25 September 2015
Strengthening Trade Ties With India
“Amy Adams, New Zealand Minister of Justice, Courts, Broadcasting and Communications is leading a trade mission to India to strengthen trade ties between both the nations”, as reported in…
 
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War & Peace | Stuff
24 September 2015
When Dorothy Morris Went off to War
Wellington historian Mark Derby first heard of Dorothy Morris while editing the 2009 book, Kiwi Companeros: New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War. As Derby began asking Spanish Civil War…
 
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Travel | YouTube
24 September 2015
Dart River Wilderness Jet and Funyak Tour in Queenstown

Fun Travel TV’s Di and Scott head out to Glenorchy from Queenstown to check out the spectacular Mount Aspiring national park on…

 
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Education | Irish Times (The)
24 September 2015
How to Avoid Panic over Technology in Schools
New research questioning the value of computer use in schools should not deter Ireland’s government from boosting its investment in classroom technology,…
 
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Film & TV | Variety Magazine
23 September 2015
Anna Paquin to Star Alongside Forest Whitaker
Golden Globe and Academy Award winner Anna Paquin has been cast in a new role opposite Forest Whitaker in the epic television miniseries, Roots, which is based on…
 
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Music | YouTube
23 September 2015
The Best Day I Ever Had – JGeeks

Listen and relax to the tunes of the JGeeks’ ‘The Best I Ever Had’. JGeeks are an New Zealand performance Maori comedy music group and best known for their 2012 appearance as finalists in New…

 
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Politics and Economics | Guardian (The)
23 September 2015
Nina Hall Swims in Solidarity with Refugees
New Zealander Nina Hall, who is a post-doctoral fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, recently swam from Turkey to Greece in solidarity with the refugees…
 
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Fashion | Vogue Australia
23 September 2015
New Zealand Labels to Know Before Everyone Else
According to Vogue Australia there are six New Zealand names in fashion you should know before everyone else and these are: Georgia Alice, Eugénie, Harman…
 
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Sport General | Boxscore
22 September 2015
NZ Dishes up Perfect Conditions for US Ski Team
New Zealand offered up the US Alpine Ski Team some of the best conditions to kick off their 2016 on-snow prep period, with the perfect mix of off-snow…
 
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Music | YouTube
22 September 2015
I See Fire – Sol3 Mio

Listen to the three beautiful and inspiring voices of SOL3 MIO as they sing ‘I See Fire’ from their brand new album ‘ON ANOTHER NOTE’.

 
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Politics and Economics | Huffington Post
22 September 2015
South Pacific Secret to Breaking Poverty Cycle
“Migration to pick fruit is probably not the first thing you think of when you think of the World Bank’s work, or the broader global effort to eliminate…
 
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Fashion | Telegraph (The)
22 September 2015
Emilia Wickstead Delivers Her Best Collection Yet
New Zealand-born designer Emilia Wickstead, who has dressed the Duchess of Cambridge and Samantha Cameron, carpeted the foyer of an unfinished office…
 
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Film & TV | Los Angeles Times
21 September 2015
Lucy Lawless on a Quest in Splatterfest
New Zealand native Lucy Lawless didn’t appear in the original Evil Dead movies, but she brings her own cult following to the television revival of that classic horror…
 
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Ads | YouTube
21 September 2015
Richie McCaw in The Game Starts Here

Watch a beautifully filmed ad for Beats by Dre featuring Richie McCaw in ‘We Belong Here’. The film also features a never heard before Haka written exclusively for Dre by Kapa Haka leader…

 
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