NZ Rugby Team Again Takes Aim at Conservative Government Despite Earlier Incident

Published on March 11, 2024

The New Zealand Hurricanes Super Rugby women’s team, the Poua, have used a pre-game haka to again challenge the conservative government, despite a warning from the franchise’s CEO over an earlier incident. Last week the team altered the words of their ceremonial dance before their Super Rugby Aupiki season opener against the Chiefs Manawa to include the phrase, “Karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero,” which translates to “puppets of this redneck government.” At the time, Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said he was disappointed, and confirmed there was no consultation with management. “The Hurricanes shouldn’t be making any political statement,” he said....

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