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Haka for royal visitors

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Haka for royal visitors

Men of Te Arawa perform a haka for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) during their visit to New Zealand in 1901. Kapa haka was central to the welcoming ceremony at the Māori reception for the royal couple in Rotorua.

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Valance Smith, Kapa Haka – 19th-century kapa haka, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43923/haka-for-royal-visitors (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Valance Smith, published 15 January 2014, updated 23 October 2024.