6 Mar 2024

Hurricanes may apologise over haka

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 6 March 2024

Hurricanes management may apologise to the government over a haka performed on Saturday.

The Wellington-based Super Rugby Aupiki team, the Poua, altered a haka to include the words "karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero", which translates to "puppets of this redneck government".

Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee says he was not adequately consulted about the change.

RNZ Māori News Journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira spoke to Corin Dann.