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A supporting haka

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A supporting haka

Students who do not get into their school's top sports teams can share in their fortunes by cheering them on from the sidelines. These students from New Plymouth Boys' High School take part in a mass haka to support their first XV rugby team at Pukekura Park in 2005.

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Ben Schrader, Children and sport – Identity and ethos, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41526/a-supporting-haka (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 1 May 2013.