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A mixed kapa haka team filmed in Palmerston North (Massey Uni Maori studies graduation show)

Rotorua is the heartland for New Zealand's Maori people. A must-see in Rotorua is the Maori Cultural Experience. This clip is a rendition of the famous Maori love song, 'Pokarekare Ana'. Look up the English translation of the lyrics, it will truly touch your heart :))

While in Rotorua we visited Mitai for dinner and cultural performance as well as being educated. They have a sacred spring that is in the stewardship up this Maori Village. All of the experience was integrated into Art, Music, Dance, & Play.

Some culture of my home land.

DVP-DVD-11265 - Presented by NZ Historian-Don Stafford. The cultural expressions of the Maori are magically presented within this programme. Authentic Maori Art,carving, weaving, dance and song... vividly captured and explained by noted New Zealand historian, Don Stafford. The glow and richness of Maori traditions.... more

Traditional Maori Haka outside the Ancestral house, Tamaki Maori village, Rotorua, New Zealand

Pounamu, or jade, is a precious stone in Maori culture used traditionally in warfare and given as a gift.

"A legend untouched by time...the poignancy of Maori culture." Destination New Zealand on Discovery.

Maori Cultural Show at Te Puia, Rotorua, New Zealand

A short clip taken at the Willowbank, Christchurch, with Maoris performing the traditional 'haka', or war dance.