Te Rauparaha, Ngāti Toa chief, 1840s

This article is about a haka in its traditional context. For other uses, including use in sport and popular culture, see Haka (disambiguation). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 349 × 515 pixelsFull resolution (349 × 515 pixel, file size: 128 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Te Rauparaha Ka Mate Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 349 × 515 pixelsFull resolution (349 × 515 pixel, file size: 128 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Te Rauparaha Ka Mate Metadata This... Te Rauparaha (1760s?-1849) was a Maori Chief and War Leader of the Ngati Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars. ... Haka can refer to: Haka, the Maori dance. ...

"Ka Mate" is a Māori haka attributed to Te Rauparaha, war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe, and originated on the island of Aotearoa, known today as New Zealand. The haka is an action chant, often described as a "war dance", but more a chant with hand gestures and foot stamping, originally performed by warriors before a battle, proclaiming their strength and prowess and generally verbally challenging the opposition. These days it is always ceremonial, except perhaps for its possible use in the New Zealand armed forces at a time of war. The "Ka Mate" haka is about the cunning ruse a Māori chief used to outwit his enemies, and may be interpreted as 'as a celebration of the triumph of life over death' (Pōmare 2006). Languages Māori, English Religions Māori religion, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Polynesian peoples, Austronesian peoples The word Māori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and their language. ... The haka is a tradition genre of Māori dance. ... Te Rauparaha (1760s?-1849) was a Maori Chief and War Leader of the Ngati Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up Aotearoa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Warriors may refer to Warriors (book series) is a series of fantasy novels written by Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, under the pen name Erin Hunter. ... Generally, a battle is an instance of combat in warfare between two or more parties wherein each group will seek to defeat the others. ...

"Ka Mate" has traditionally been performed by the All Blacks, New Zealand's international rugby union team, immediately prior to test (international) matches. Since 2005 the All Blacks have occasionally performed a different haka, "Kapa o Pango". Because of its use by the All Blacks, "Ka Mate" is the most widely known haka in New Zealand and elsewhere. First international Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand (15 August 1903) Largest win New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan (4 June 1995) Worst defeat Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 The All Blacks are New Zealands national rugby... A rugby union scrum. ... A team comprises many group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Haka of the All Blacks
• Haka in popular culture
• Kapa haka
• Māori music

The All Blacks perform a haka The All Blacks, the international rugby union team of New Zealand, perform a haka (Māori war dance) immediately prior to international matches [1]. Over the years they have most commonly performed the haka Ka Mate. In the early decades of international rugby, they... The haka is a traditional Māori dance form. ... Kapa haka is the centuries old presentation style of the performing arts of Māori people of New Zealand, faithfully displaying haka from pre-colonial times as well as including modern-day interpretations. ... The Māori are the native peoples of New Zealand. ...

References

• M. Pōmare, 'Ngāti Toarangatira', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 9-Jun-2006, www.teara.govt.nz

External links

• http://www.haka.co.nz/haka.php - The story behind "Ka Mate"; includes a recording
• http://history-nz.org/rauparaha.html - Te Rauparaha and "Ka Mate"

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