Terrible overseas renditions of the haka have begun transforming our proud expression of Māori identity into a viral joke. Terrible overseas renditions of the haka have begun transforming our proud expression of Māori identity into a viral joke. Māori filmmaker Corinna Hunziker was tired of seeing viral videos containing embarrassing renditions of the Ka Mate Haka performed by foreigners for a laugh. These and other offensive depictions have been labelled "shockers", creating frustration among Kiwis for the misappropriation of Māori culture. In New Zealand, the Ka Mate Haka is protected under law through the Haka Ka Mate Attribution Act 2014, which acknowledges the importance of Ka Mate to Ngāti Toa and requires attribution to the iwi.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 25, 2021 17:03 UTC