High School Boys from New Zealand chose to give a moving farewell to a veteran teacher with a rousing performance of their best haka dance at an assembly earlier this year.
Guidance counsellor John Adams was a teacher at Palmerston North Boys’ High School for 30 years, starting out as a substitute teacher in science and agriculture studies in February 1986.
As seen in footage viewed more than 300,000 times, hundreds of students performed an emotional haka in the school’s hall on on April 14, 2016. The haka is a traditional New Zealand war cry, dance, or challenge from the Maori people of New Zealand. While the New Zealand haka is memorably performed at the start of sporting events, it is also used to acknowledge distinguished figures.
Credit: Ella Mitchell
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relax dudes
I love their passion and pride in their culture and country. In the west, you have men thinking theyre women
What the heck was that???.. could not understand one word they were saying.
I can feel lots of testosterone
This haka is faaaaar more impressive than those of the athletes I saw thus far
Outstanding Ooorah!
Mfs had the pledge of allegiance banned.
I absolutely love watching a haka but as a foreigner, can anyone explain: why the tongues?
the fat kid inthe middle feels it the most…
This is so stupid. Wise up.
It's good to see that New Zealand are still raising Men
전쟁터에서 상대가 저러고 있으면 질릴듯하다.. 하카의 진지한 모습과 결연한 태도는 그리고 메시지는 항상 멋짐!
Much respect
One thing for sure!! These young men will not be encouraged by the alphabet group.. this is very important especially with what is being pushed amongst the youth in these times❤
0:58 Look at that long dude
I felt that! My whole body tingled. Such spirit!!
0% Feminity
200% Masculinity
"You shall love the Lord your GOD with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and Love your neighbor as yourself.
LORD JESUS CHRIST"
Saturday It's THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY 'S Day!
PRAISE THE LORD!
The teach lookin at em like “ this what I turn yall foo’s into ?” Smh
Living in England one day i would like to go to NZ
in Australia we have a blonde white kid come up on stage as an "Abboriginal representative" to thank the traditional custodians of the land for 5 minutes and then continue on. Mo didgeridoos or dancing or interesting rituals just the same read-out speech over and over.
I've always admired the way they share and embrace culture in NZ, you can tell its all 100% genuine.
So aggressive yet so beautiful at the same time.
i am crying: this is so moving…
WTF??!!
Meanwhile in the US kids are trying to figure out what gender they are
deadass the only country i would fear the US going to war with is New Zealand
stupid and cringe. hate this hahah
taaa meu beimmm arrasaram
Cruz credo…dá até medo…só com muita droga na cabeça para fazer isso.
Schau an ein ganzer Raum voller Möchtegern Machos hahaha
white boy in the front almost turned maori
Chill bro
Fantastic
Wow
Nice
Ужас какой, полное отключение мозга. Всегда не любила толпу.
Insanity
There should be way more than 17 likes
Everybody is in a state of trance ,,amazing to watch ,,,beautiful
anime and harry potter aint got shit on this
That's frigen awesome!!
Idk what I am watching, looks like a bunch of possessed kids that were being actively exercised. But none the less very cool and goosebump worthy.
Imagine being that poor fucking forieng exchange students thats entirely new to New Zealand and you go into an assembly and the other kids start doing this
тестостероном снесло просто!!!!