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Navy kapa haka performance

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Navy kapa haka performance

Personnel of the Royal New Zealand Navy perform a haka at Devonport naval base. The navy is one of a number of national institutions that now have their own kapa haka to instil team pride and spirit and to allow Māori to maintain their cultural practices.

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Valance Smith, Kapa Haka – Kapa haka in the 21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43937/navy-kapa-haka-performance (accessed 4 June 2026).

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