Bruh i never realised alex was pacific islander, despite being far from his home, he never forgotten who he was and where he was raised, very culture bonded. Respect from a island raised boy
@@hisher255 You are ignorant and uneducated. This is an ancient cultural tradition and is practiced quite commonly still to this day. It's quite clear no one loves you more than offering easy gestures like a bit of money, or the use of their car or giving you a hug. None of which show love because none of them require effort or sacrifice.
It's a war dance you ignore clown, why do you think we use it at the start of Rugby? To kill and overcome the enemy, not welcome them... peaceful? Are you blind?
Me neither! Mind you, I am a Dutch citizen and half Brazilian too, so I am not entitled to be receiveed in Amsterdam like that....I think this is totally cool!
I've been to NZ a couple times. The Haka is a regular airport occurrance. Saying goodbye to relatives going abroad to school or coming back from a job. Feels super cozy and a privilege to witness.
Not going to lie I just cried the entire time. This is completely beautiful. I personally don't know the cultural or what is taking place but I can see the heritage love and strength. Thank you for sharing this with me.
@@stormofwizdom I swear you can feel the spiritual element and history in everything they are doing so I cannot help but cry because it reminds me of my home and culture.
I don’t know why I’m so emotional. This is what you call power immense energy. Being Greek we have many dances but this right here tops everything! I’m going to learn this one day!!!
Because when you preform the haka you are calling on your ancestors to join you. The feeling you get is all their energy and emotion and spirit calling you
I want to be welcomed back home like this. Talk about family love, respect, and devotion. I also loved the random woman who was so moved that she joined in with full force partway through the haka.
Imagine just coming home for the holidays and your entire family just starts chanting, screaming, and stomping to greet you. What a way to be welcomed home!! Honestly sounds awesome.
Every time I see one of these I start to get emotional, I feel sadness, pride and happiness all at the same time. Why, if I don’t even know what’s being said and it’s not even my culture. All I know is I’d love to be part of one one day. #BucketList
The girl performing the HAKA along with the men was truly amazing. The emotional and powerful war cry just resonates with the people all around you. I wished I was a New Zealander and a local, I would gladly join the HAKA as well to give respect to the person along with his family.
lizzy carmine You are correct, however Maori are also Polynesian, as New Zealand is an island within the Polynesian Triangle. However, I have no idea why the person commented “polynesian” as it wasn’t necessary:)
A beautiful moment and we must keep Maori, Native American, and all culturies alive by teaching them in schools to make our little darling aware that WASPS are not alone on this planet Earth.
Thats not some random lady you fucking loser. Your obviously white with no idea what or who your ancestors were. We still stick to OUR traditions and we know where we come from.
explicit evidence of how much stronger non-verbal communication is than verbal communication. I'm from Serbia and I didn't understand a word but cried. so powerful and beautiful, the incredible joy of living
Exactly right I didn't understand a word either ,but it hit my heart It would be an honour to be greeted in such a wonderful way Take care of yourself Jenny Guernsey Channel Islands xx
It's actually quiet normally for someone to just hear a haka and to automatically start joining in if you either know the person it is being performed for 🥰
@@Doggoeditor my dude? are you from New Zealand? are you in fact, Maori? or part Maori? This haka is LEAD by a man, but CAN be performed WITH women in it. She didn't shade away because it was inappropriate, she moved because men lead haka not the wahine UNLESS it is an all female haka.
@@bianca031295 Ok, tell me more about it. I shouldn't mention her shading away, I assumed it was. (my bad) Btw, why are you asking about my etnicity? Your last name isn't even Maori my sister.....
1st Stage: Guys doing the Haka as a greeting: Very cool. 2nd Stage seeing their friend's reaction: Awesome!! 3rd Stage: some random woman in the back takes off her shoes and joins the dance with full force: I LOSE MY SHIT! 💚
New Zealand will always be a great nation for the respect they have for their culture, they preserve it, they foster it in their citizens and they practice it regardless of being native, black or white.
@@yairalonso8364 The fuck you on about AOTEAROA IS BLACK/BROWN until the colonist came an addeded them seleves to the mix either way we are a proud Islander country an never forget our roots TE HEI MAURI ORA!
@@yairalonso8364 completely not white. Idk what city you went to but we are culturally enriched and celebrate our pasifika culture 🥰 especially these past few decades
@@Esotericreation1618 👏👏👏 we had pur fair share of racism in our past (even now) but even the government cant destroy our pride, love and care for our culture.
I really love this culture, how they respect themselves. Especially once they are done with it. They just place their heads against each other. It’s so cute and adorable but lovable as well.
The traditional Māori greeting, the hongi is performed by two people pressing their noses together; some include, at the same time, the touching of foreheads. The greeting is used at traditional meetings among Māori people, and at major ceremonies, such as a pōwhiri. It may be followed by a handshake. Wikipedia
This is so powerful. Did anyone notice at 2:24 how after the Haka the man who was leading the Haka gives Alex the staff( sorry I’m not sure what it’s called) a sign of respect, and Alex looks up and says “forreal?” in disbelief and he says yeah. Such a beautiful moment! Being welcomed home by your family. Knowing your community is proud of you. There’s no better feeling.
If you are Samoan Tongan Maori or of any Pacific culture you need to be proud, our fathers before us were proud strong warriors that travelled sea among sea with the stars as their map, I'm half Samoan and Tongan and was born in New Zealand as well so I am part NZ you can say, the blood of warriors thrive in our blood and veins brothers and sisters don't be ashamed of who we are.
This is so powerful, so beautiful. I’m not sure exactly why this touches my heart the way it does but I’m grateful. Tears are cleansing, and I cry every time! Thank you for sharing your beautiful culture! ❤
OMG! This made me unreal emotional, especially when the woman started chanting. Fully grown man crying over something he doesn't understand, but feels a sense of love and unity.
I've heard this variation of haka so many times that I can now identify when it's being said even though I don't speak the language. These always make me cry. I love the power of words.
It's not the power of only words, its the power of a bond u share together with the right spirited people. Even a group of vulnerable kids could be made STRONG and POWERFULL by performing such a cultural bond together
This give me goosebumps. I realy like hakka dance. I love seeing people standing up and preserving their culture. I am from Bali, indonesia. Here, people Balinese also strong with their culture.Keep fighting, be strong and loving always Maori brothers
@@chrissim4115 im literally apart of that culture and MANY kids are Maori but are brought up without knowing the haka. There a only a couple million people who can speak.
@@pakimatoh419 "couple million" 😂 you reckon, there isn't even ONE million Māori lol. Almost everyone knows of the haka in nz regardless of Māori or not.
Don’t loose your culture it’s so beautiful. I couldn’t understand a thing but I could feel the love, respect, and honor!! I was getting so emotional .... where the spirit is....
These make me so emotional no matter how many times I watch them. Steeped so deeply in tradition and so obviously meaningful to all the participants! ❤️
I get so emotional watching, even though I am completely oblivious to the meaning or what they are saying. The passion they exude gets me every time. I absolutely love this.
And the best of this video is that.. When that other lady from out of nowhere joins them too for HAKA.. she was actually recording them.. So emotional when she joins the HAKA.. That made me believe how much HAKA is love for them..
Incredibly powerful. These make me cry everytime. The culture they exude and the way their ancestors shine through, the way no embarrassment emulates is beautiful. This is true love.
News from the Rotorua Daily Post: "Child, 2, dies after Rotorua driveway accident, family member steals from doctor trying to save child's life." As hospital staff tried to save the life of a 2-year-old boy run over in a Rotorua driveway, a family member swiped a doctor's two phones and a bank card and went on a spending spree. The child died a short time later but Melissa Herewini (A MAORI) had already taken the bank card to four stores in Rotorua and bought alcohol, food, petrol, phone credit and cigarettes. News 24 headline: "Shock over Maori infant brutality" They have been scalded, burned with cigarettes, raped, had bones broken and been beaten unconscious, sometimes to death. Horrific cases of Maori youngsters - some under two years of age - being tortured, abused and KILLED BY MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN FAMILIES Among the grisly headlines that have dominated the nation's media over recent weeks are stories of a 28-month-old Maori girl in a coma after suffering severe head injuries, a broken arm, cuts, bruises and cigarette burns over most of her body. The toddler's 52-year-old grandmother was being held in prison on assault charges. Police in the central North Island town of Carterton are investigating the death a week ago of 23-month-old Maori girl Hinewaoriki Karaitiana-Matiaha who was sexually abused, scalded with hot liquid and beaten before being taken to hospital by relatives. The child, who was put in the care of her grandmother by the Child, Youth and Family Service after consultations with the toddler's family just short of her second birthday, was dead on arrival at Masterton Hospital late on Sunday, July 23. And last week, a coroner in the east coast town of Tauranga found that two-month-old Marcus Te Hira Grey died from a brain haemorrhage following a severe beating by his father. These cases follow the recent release of a report into the gruesome killing last April of four-year-old James Whakaruru, beaten to death by his stepfather for failing to call him Dad. The stepfather had been jailed once for assaulting the boy, but the youngster endured a lifetime of horrific beatings, despite being under the eye of various child welfare agencies, and his hellish existence went unnoticed. The proportion of extreme cases of brutality towards children among the Maori population - which makes up about 15 percent of New Zealand's 3.8 million citizens - is far higher than for any other ethnic group. New Zealand Hearald news headline 29 May, 2024 “Raglan man Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa drags partner outside naked, pours boiling water over her“ Kereopa ( A MAORI) dragged her outside through the kitchen door by her arms, down the kitchen steps and onto the ground. He then grabbed the kettle, which was just inside the door, and poured the boiling water over the victim - who was naked at the time - directly onto her skin. As he did so, Kereopa told her “you deserve it, and that’s what you get”. He then told her he would reboil the jug and pour it on her face. She ran to seek help from her sister but she was asleep, before running into her daughter’s room and hugging her. Kereopa then went into the room and said, “once you let go, I’m burning your face”. Judge Stephen Clark noted Kereopa’s 17 family violence convictions, eight of which were against the current victim. The man responsible, Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa, was today jailed for the incident, his ninth conviction against the victim during their 20-year-plus relationship. New Zealand Hearald News 14 Apr, 2024: During a torturous and prolonged night of violence, William James Whata (A MAORI) held his partner down and shoved his fist down her throat with such force that he broke her jaw. The attack came after the 48-year-old had tried strangling his partner multiple times. By the time emergency services arrived, the woman was discovered with numerous injuries including visible damage to her jaw. Now, Whata has been jailed for the violence which started when he went around to the victim’s property on March 4, 2023, despite having been issued a five-day police safety order. A CCTV camera at the property captured most of the events from that night, which began about 10pmwith the pair arguing in the lounge. The victim turned and walked away when Whata grabbed her, put his arm around her neck, and put her in a chokehold. She fell to the ground with Whata on top of her. He let her go and she got to her feet but he chased her back into the lounge where he tried to put another chokehold on her. She managed to push him off but fell to the ground and Whata took the opportunity to put her in another chokehold for about 7 seconds, causing her to go in and out of consciousness. As he held her down, Whata then kneed her in the head and torso four times and continued strangling her for about a minute. Once he let go, she again tried to run for her life, making it outside, but Whata chased her. Some time later he got a knife and followed her around the house with it as she carried out household tasks. He stood guard to ensure she didn’t push her domestic violence button and at one stage cornered her in the kitchen with the knife to her head and punched her. At 1.45am, Whata threw her through the open ranch slider and then held her down on the ground, before closing the door and curtains. While on top of her, he put his hand inside her mouth and pried apart her jaw with downward pressure for about 10 seconds. She begged him to stop and tried to push him off but he continued similar attacks for two more hours. Some time later in the morning she said she needed to use the toilet, where she pressed her panic button and alerted emergency services. St John paramedics discovered she’d suffered a broken jaw due to visible jaw drop, and had multiple cuts and swelling to her face.
I had lived in New Zealand for one year, and it is beautiful how the culture of their ancestors is preserved. Every single day I have these moments in my mind, and every time I watch this video I remember what I've lived. It doesn't matter how much the time passes, the Haka never loses its beauty.
I've been studying in Auckland for three months and I could see how interesting the HAKA is. I enjoyed and every time that I see a presentation, I see how pride the new zealanders are. That's wonderful!
This was incredible. IS incredible. The random stranger against the wall in the background who joined in highlights what seems like a deep sense of pride in her culture. I actually started tearing up, man. Around 1:30 she kicked her shoes off and it's like she couldn't NOT join in.
I love their culture so much it’s so precious and unique and the passion and love brings me to tears. It’s transcends culture and language and borders. I don’t share their culture but I love it. It’s amazing
There culture is everything. They're so loving. They definitely aren't ashamed of who they are
Definitely not ashamed
They should be
Their not there. 🙂
This is just one of our cultures. There are many.
They have no reason to be ashamed
Watching the older lady in this, it’s clear how proud she is to see her culture’s traditions being carried on by the younger generations
I kept waiting for her to jump in. That would have been so awesome
Teared up
@@novellacruce6128 women are not allowed to do the Haka..
Leo David Incorrect.
@@leodavid4118 Oh, I did not know that
Sister in the corner felt the spirit. She has to come out of her shoes. Sooooooo beautiful
But where she went, she disappeared in thin air. At 2:12 she can be seen. Follow her after that she disappeared.
Tanya she just got blocked by the woman lolol
Where did she go?
@@Tanya-er5yl Damn she did disappear 😱
Because it's inappropriate to do this Haka with the men. Women got their own Haka.....
This is impressive. I don’t know why, but I have tear in my eyes. I’m impressed. They show their dignity and pride in what they are. It’s powerful.
Bruh i never realised alex was pacific islander, despite being far from his home, he never forgotten who he was and where he was raised, very culture bonded. Respect from a island raised boy
He’s maori
Maori/Samoan
I NEVERR KNEW THAT EITHER!!!
@@ngahuiakewley2024 We are an island in the Pacific and We as Maori are Polynesian so she is correct in saying Pacific Islander plus he's part Samoan.
We islanders will never forget our culture roots 🙌
Not my culture. But please for love of God don't let this get old. Don't stop greeting love ones home this way. I love this, so beautiful 🌷🌷
@@hisher255 You are ignorant and uneducated. This is an ancient cultural tradition and is practiced quite commonly still to this day. It's quite clear no one loves you more than offering easy gestures like a bit of money, or the use of their car or giving you a hug. None of which show love because none of them require effort or sacrifice.
His Her are u talking about yourself?
@@hisher255 aww someone doesnt know what culture is lmao
@@Twitch_Moderator show me a recent video of your family doing this for you. They won't because you're not famous enough to get attention from.
It's a war dance you ignore clown, why do you think we use it at the start of Rugby? To kill and overcome the enemy, not welcome them... peaceful? Are you blind?
I love how they don’t care where they are. They take their tradition everywhere. & gran looked so proud. Love to see it❤️
Aspirations
That NZ airport , they get used to it
Goodluck trying to stop it
hey hello look if true Real Where is she the woman Bag White color if she looks Real paranormal terror wooow my god LOOCK LOOCK
bruh theyre in new zealand
Over the past four-ish years, I sometimes come back to watch this and it doesn’t hesitate to make me cry.
🙋♂
В живую увидишь, захочешь покакать
The old lady on the side watching, so proud of her sons and grandchildren.
It tears me down
I tear up, when I see this.
If my family doesn't pick me up at the airport everytime like this I don't want to go.
😂😂
Me neither! Mind you, I am a Dutch citizen and half Brazilian too, so I am not entitled to be receiveed in Amsterdam like that....I think this is totally cool!
I’m Dying 😂😂😂
Best comment ever
vanveenbussum so much respect. ❤️
Someone said “this is cute” baby this is more than cute this is powerful
Thanks for the nice comment
nesian 94 your welcome 😊
Exactly!!!
KKK - CottonPicker stfu bitch
KKK - CottonPicker you’re right it does make us happy! 😉
this isn't even my heritage and I get goosebumps and tears watching these.... i love it!!!!!
I've been to NZ a couple times. The Haka is a regular airport occurrance. Saying goodbye to relatives going abroad to school or coming back from a job. Feels super cozy and a privilege to witness.
I think what gets me with the Haka is that the women are just as passionate about their culture. And I love it. I think it is 100% amazing.
Matthew Rice so like there were no men passionate? hmm
xDarKhiD they said “just as passionate” as the men lol
@@metrono19 What do you mean?
@@metrono19 Could I have an example.
@@metrono19 Yes sadly I once was a cringy weeabo, but just because I admired someone else's culture doesn't mean I didn't like my own.
0:38 Look at her, she looks like she's got tears welling in her eyes from how proud she is.
Ik I’m late but she looked so proud🥺😭
Stop I’m gonna cry
Even I am proud and it’s not even my culture, even though I felt the connection, that’s really something
When that guy gave him that rod “Really?” The look of gratitude, respect, and love in his face for his family just melted my heart.
it is called a Taiaha not a rod
@@korahgrace5085Like he knew what it was called
@@korahgrace5085 para los que no sabemos su nombre original el modo más respetuoso de mencionarlo es vara .
Not going to lie I just cried the entire time. This is completely beautiful. I personally don't know the cultural or what is taking place but I can see the heritage love and strength. Thank you for sharing this with me.
So glad to know that I am not the only one.....I get so emotional watching this......
Same here smh
Add me to that list
@@stormofwizdom I swear you can feel the spiritual element and history in everything they are doing so I cannot help but cry because it reminds me of my home and culture.
@@ChivasKimber Big facts lol
I don’t know why I’m so emotional. This is what you call power immense energy. Being Greek we have many dances but this right here tops everything! I’m going to learn this one day!!!
Right the energy in this its captivating ❤❤❤ makes me wonder why tf I'm in America😭
Because when you preform the haka you are calling on your ancestors to join you. The feeling you get is all their energy and emotion and spirit calling you
I was wondering why I cry every time I see these awesome warriors videos. WOW!!
I cry every time I watch one of these. So moving
@@Sungirl430 OMG.. ! ITS amazing powerful, you can feel that energy that make you cry..❤️😭
The fact that you can see their ancestors power rising up in them when they do this... makes me cry. I love the culture
I thought I was the only one 🥺🖤
This is exactly it! Beautifully said! Ancestors power rising up. I’m in tears every time I watch a Haka.
😂😂😂😂😂
Honestly I'm here crying feeling the love 🧡🧡
I sure cry every time 😩
I want to be welcomed back home like this. Talk about family love, respect, and devotion. I also loved the random woman who was so moved that she joined in with full force partway through the haka.
I really wished i had this in my culture. This is so beautiful.
Jasmin Mendez this isn’t in my culture but I still love to do the haka in its traditional way
I can give you some lol
Even if it isnt yours, you are still welcome to practice and participate, we are very accepting here in New Zealand
Hamish Martin ahhh i get it, you just can’t accept other people’s culture and you refuse to try and accept it. All good, just move along bud!
@copy sac garaigee, look like da neighbour, milk man, post man and lawnmower man got in deer
me and my cat just watched this and he just turned into a lion. This is super dope!
Haha!!! Love that!
Loved it!
Bro no clue why i cried but I did
Favorite comment of the day
Jachin Williams that is some funny ass shit LMFAO literally
Imagine just coming home for the holidays and your entire family just starts chanting, screaming, and stomping to greet you. What a way to be welcomed home!! Honestly sounds awesome.
Every time I see one of these I start to get emotional, I feel sadness, pride and happiness all at the same time. Why, if I don’t even know what’s being said and it’s not even my culture. All I know is I’d love to be part of one one day. #BucketList
So jealous of this culture. So much raw power and emotion. Guy's shirt at 2:20 says it all.
….that’s a Kendrick Lamar album tee sweetheart lol. But yes. Damn 😂
hey hello look if true Real Where is she the woman Bag White color if she looks Real paranormal terror wooow my god LOOCK LOOCK
The girl performing the HAKA along with the men was truly amazing. The emotional and powerful war cry just resonates with the people all around you. I wished I was a New Zealander and a local, I would gladly join the HAKA as well to give respect to the person along with his family.
polynesian*
And she disappeared
v_rico New Zealanders are Maori or Pakeha. polynesian people come from the polynesian islands i thought
lizzy carmine You are correct, however Maori are also Polynesian, as New Zealand is an island within the Polynesian Triangle. However, I have no idea why the person commented “polynesian” as it wasn’t necessary:)
@@KrisParkz Would that mean I am Polynesian although im not Maori but a born and bred New Zealander? surely not hahah!
when the camera turned and i saw that he was also doing it with them, i immediately starting crying. i love this so much
A beautiful moment and we must keep Maori, Native American, and all culturies alive by teaching them in schools to make our little darling aware that WASPS are not alone on this planet Earth.
This is my first time watching this type of dance. Why did I get so emotional 😭?
the thing that's the best to me is the random lady passenger who joins in on the haka welcoming him.
Nat R that’s his sister
For real
You have to understand even if she wasn’t his sister tribal affiliations would allow or make you want to support the group.
Lisa M Gibson agree, I’d do that if I know how lol
Thats not some random lady you fucking loser. Your obviously white with no idea what or who your ancestors were. We still stick to OUR traditions and we know where we come from.
I love that the lady could not help herself
I'm here like her
explicit evidence of how much stronger non-verbal communication is than verbal communication. I'm from Serbia and I didn't understand a word but cried. so powerful and beautiful, the incredible joy of living
Exactly right I didn't understand a word either ,but it hit my heart
It would be an honour to be greeted in such a wonderful way Take care of yourself Jenny Guernsey Channel Islands xx
beautiful your family love you so
Absolutely love watching hakas. There's just so much emotion there and you can feel the energy. Wish I could see one in person one day!!!!
Tuvalu so ng
Tuvalu song
I wholeheartedly agree!
Man this brotherhood brings tears to my eyes. The entire world can learn a lot from you and your people. May God bless you.
The fact the other person joined in shows how rich their culture is ❤️❤️❤️❤️
shes actually Alexs cousin not a just random person lol
@@loganpuruperi ohh ok, I thought she was a stranger who just so happen to know the dance lol
It's actually quiet normally for someone to just hear a haka and to automatically start joining in if you either know the person it is being performed for 🥰
@@Doggoeditor my dude? are you from New Zealand? are you in fact, Maori? or part Maori?
This haka is LEAD by a man, but CAN be performed WITH women in it. She didn't shade away because it was inappropriate, she moved because men lead haka not the wahine UNLESS it is an all female haka.
@@bianca031295 Ok, tell me more about it. I shouldn't mention her shading away, I assumed it was. (my bad)
Btw, why are you asking about my etnicity? Your last name isn't even Maori my sister.....
So emotional, so big spirital conection with family love you all. Croatia loves you
I'm moving to New Zealand. That shit is badass. I love it.
A lot of the Pacific islands do it. Especially before rugby games
1st Stage: Guys doing the Haka as a greeting: Very cool.
2nd Stage seeing their friend's reaction: Awesome!!
3rd Stage: some random woman in the back takes off her shoes and joins the dance with full force: I LOSE MY SHIT! 💚
When the Haka HITS hard!
You gotta hit back! Lol
I noticed that too! Like at first the lady was filming then next thing I see she passed her phone off and joined in
I lost my shit there too.
Made me friggin cry. Geez.
I noticed that too..
1:25 the girl onna side is giving me chills, her voice is powerful
Sis was all in! Love this
Yup, you could literally see that her ❤️ just *felt* it! So beautiful 😍
There always is one or more.
She was a spirit if yu keep watching she’ll disappear
Naah.
Her voice ruins the whole testosterone drive.
Siempre que lo veo lloro. Que pasión, orgullo y amor por su cultura! 20/10
Emocionante
Realmente!
Si y más emocionante la chica que desaparece en el minuto 2:18 justo cuando le da el abrazo
@@yovamaury3867 damnnnn bro
@@yovamaury3867 what tuve que ver como 3 veces el video para ver si se había ido a otro lado la chica pero no 😲
Era una fastama
New Zealand will always be a great nation for the respect they have for their culture, they preserve it, they foster it in their citizens and they practice it regardless of being native, black or white.
New Zealand is a white country not Samoan
@@yairalonso8364 The fuck you on about AOTEAROA IS BLACK/BROWN until the colonist came an addeded them seleves to the mix either way we are a proud Islander country an never forget our roots TE HEI MAURI ORA!
@@yairalonso8364 completely not white. Idk what city you went to but we are culturally enriched and celebrate our pasifika culture 🥰 especially these past few decades
@@Esotericreation1618 👏👏👏 we had pur fair share of racism in our past (even now) but even the government cant destroy our pride, love and care for our culture.
@@yairalonso8364 I ain't gonna lie I thought the same but reality hit me 😅😅💯
I love seeing younger generations standing with the older generation. These people are strong because they can't be broken apart.
This brought me to tears, seeing and hearing them all celebrate their culture, honoring it and eachother. It was very beautiful❤️
I really love this culture, how they respect themselves. Especially once they are done with it. They just place their heads against each other. It’s so cute and adorable but lovable as well.
The hongi is not meant to be cute 😂 very warm and welcoming
The traditional Māori greeting, the hongi is performed by two people pressing their noses together; some include, at the same time, the touching of foreheads. The greeting is used at traditional meetings among Māori people, and at major ceremonies, such as a pōwhiri. It may be followed by a handshake. Wikipedia
LUREDADDY52 it’s done by all Polynesians lol
@@abbeytabbystoys2481 This person doesn't know what a hongi is just educate them on what it is.
ALEX DOING HAKA JUST MADE HIMSELF TEN TIMES HOTTER!!!!!!
You're so basic. Have some respect
@@VaanRavi hahahahahahaa Bruuuuh
Sheikha Sumayyah i
@@VaanRavi this was random af. I cant 😂😂
ASMR Crawler wow you really a disrespectful bitch huh
I love how everyone in the airport just stopped what they were doing to watch this homecoming
Percebi a energia daqui ! Fantástico 👏🏼👏🏼
This is so powerful. Did anyone notice at 2:24 how after the Haka the man who was leading the Haka gives Alex the staff( sorry I’m not sure what it’s called) a sign of respect, and Alex looks up and says “forreal?” in disbelief and he says yeah. Such a beautiful moment! Being welcomed home by your family. Knowing your community is proud of you. There’s no better feeling.
I noticed that. Loved that part!
It’s a Taiaha. Lr in English a spear.
En ese mismo momento...
Desaparece la chica de atrás 😳
Absolutely beautiful mate ❤️
it's called a Taiaha (t-y-u-h-u)
If you are Samoan Tongan Maori or of any Pacific culture you need to be proud, our fathers before us were proud strong warriors that travelled sea among sea with the stars as their map, I'm half Samoan and Tongan and was born in New Zealand as well so I am part NZ you can say, the blood of warriors thrive in our blood and veins brothers and sisters don't be ashamed of who we are.
*Warriors
I’m half Samoan sadly my other half is white..jk but I’ve heard many stories and trying to learn the culture on my own
@@traviswatts4010 you should be very proud of your poly side then cuz
@@traviswatts4010 whites do brilliant things too
I'm half naked and half awake, and I'm still proud of my neighbor's wife 😎
I actually cry every time I see this video, there’s so much emotion and love here 😭😭😭
very heartwarming. i could almost cry for such display of love, and cultural honors.more power to all.
I love this!! I'm Pacific Islander myself, and I'm so humbled to see that culture doesn't fade away with fame.
Don't forget your roots!!
Me to
He’s maori!!
@@ngahuiakewley2024 Maori/Samoan. Btw Aotearoa is an island in the Pacific and Maori are Polynesian.
@@ngahuiakewley2024 "Aiono" is a Samoan Name so he's half Samoan/Maori
This shit is stupid as fuck.
So POWERFUL, this was so beautiful! One word: CULTURE ✊🏾👏🏾
^ period.
One word...GAY
@@Mr_A1-37 one word....edgy 🤣🤣
the emotional intensity I feel watching this is amazing.
This is so powerful, so beautiful. I’m not sure exactly why this touches my heart the way it does but I’m grateful. Tears are cleansing, and I cry every time! Thank you for sharing your beautiful culture! ❤
OMG! This made me unreal emotional, especially when the woman started chanting. Fully grown man crying over something he doesn't understand, but feels a sense of love and unity.
Grandma had me in tears, she looked so proud and was trying to hold it together.
I've heard this variation of haka so many times that I can now identify when it's being said even though I don't speak the language. These always make me cry. I love the power of words.
Can u help translate the meaning of those words?
Which Haka is this. I've been trying to find out. I know Ka Mate when I hear it but I want to learn this as well
@@ms.gonzalez6721 Tika Tonu
It's not the power of only words, its the power of a bond u share together with the right spirited people.
Even a group of vulnerable kids could be made STRONG and POWERFULL by performing such a cultural bond together
This is the most beautiful display of culture, love, tradition and family honor i have ever witnessed ❤
It’s normal that this video brought me to tears ?
The energy ! The love !
This moment in time, priceless and deeply moving. The Elder Woman is so proud of her family. Blessings to all.
If my family picked me up from the airport doing anything like this in arabic, were dead.
Abdullah Davis that’s insane, as I always say. Thx god for the u.k,
JAJAJJAJAJAJAJAJA.
That shit is very funny!! But true🤪
Same Although I would give everything to see my fam bust out with a Lelelelelelelele
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OML
This is so incredible!! I loved watching how much love and power was put into the dance. ❤
There is also a lot of love and power put into ramraids.
The Maori culture is seriously the coolest and most badass on this earth. So powerful
The empathy I feel from this video is breathtaking 😭 I cried from the strong emotions in this welcome home ❤️
Just imagine being in the presence gf. It's powerful beyond words. You feel the ihi and the wehi navigate through your whole body
I get chills covering my entire body every single time I see this
Same
My spidy sense tingles
Incredible this is real love wow
This give me goosebumps. I realy like hakka dance. I love seeing people standing up and preserving their culture. I am from Bali, indonesia. Here, people Balinese also strong with their culture.Keep fighting, be strong and loving always Maori brothers
I can imagine a Karen calling the cops for them being “too loud”
hahahahahahaha
The cops would literally join them
@@chrissim4115 im literally apart of that culture and MANY kids are Maori but are brought up without knowing the haka. There a only a couple million people who can speak.
@@pakimatoh419 "couple million" 😂 you reckon, there isn't even ONE million Māori lol. Almost everyone knows of the haka in nz regardless of Māori or not.
- Angelina frrr
Maaaan, you can see the love and conection through their culture, that is so beautiful
Everytime I see one of these I get goosebumps and it feels my heart with joy 😍🤩❤️
Don’t loose your culture it’s so beautiful. I couldn’t understand a thing but I could feel the love, respect, and honor!! I was getting so emotional .... where the spirit is....
This just screams.. culture, respect , family, love .. Thankyou for sharing .. very nice 🙏🙏
These make me so emotional no matter how many times I watch them. Steeped so deeply in tradition and so obviously meaningful to all the participants! ❤️
I get so emotional watching, even though I am completely oblivious to the meaning or what they are saying. The passion they exude gets me every time. I absolutely love this.
And the best of this video is that.. When that other lady from out of nowhere joins them too for HAKA.. she was actually recording them.. So emotional when she joins the HAKA.. That made me believe how much HAKA is love for them..
I’ll never get tired of listening to this. Despite not knowing the language, you can feel it.
let THE CULTURE LIVE FOREVER. The most beautiful and uniting thing I’ve seen. Amazing
so nice. i am impressed. regard from croatia, middle europe
Those are the types of friends everyone needs.
The pride these islanders show in their culture is truly amazing. We need more of that here in the states.
This. This is how you welcome someone. I feel the emotion man.
Incredibly powerful. These make me cry everytime. The culture they exude and the way their ancestors shine through, the way no embarrassment emulates is beautiful. This is true love.
News from the Rotorua Daily Post:
"Child, 2, dies after Rotorua driveway accident, family member steals from doctor trying to save child's life." As hospital staff tried to save the life of a 2-year-old boy run over in a Rotorua driveway, a family member swiped a doctor's two phones and a bank card and went on a spending spree. The child died a short time later but Melissa Herewini (A MAORI) had already taken the bank card to four stores in Rotorua and bought alcohol, food, petrol, phone credit and cigarettes.
News 24 headline:
"Shock over Maori infant brutality" They have been scalded, burned with cigarettes, raped, had bones broken and been beaten unconscious, sometimes to death. Horrific cases of Maori youngsters - some under two years of age - being tortured, abused and KILLED BY MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN FAMILIES Among the grisly headlines that have dominated the nation's media over recent weeks are stories of a 28-month-old Maori girl in a coma after suffering severe head injuries, a broken arm, cuts, bruises and cigarette burns over most of her body. The toddler's 52-year-old grandmother was being held in prison on assault charges. Police in the central North Island town of Carterton are investigating the death a week ago of 23-month-old Maori girl Hinewaoriki Karaitiana-Matiaha who was sexually abused, scalded with hot liquid and beaten before being taken to hospital by relatives. The child, who was put in the care of her grandmother by the Child, Youth and Family Service after consultations with the toddler's family just short of her second birthday, was dead on arrival at Masterton Hospital late on Sunday, July 23. And last week, a coroner in the east coast town of Tauranga found that two-month-old Marcus Te Hira Grey died from a brain haemorrhage following a severe beating by his father. These cases follow the recent release of a report into the gruesome killing last April of four-year-old James Whakaruru, beaten to death by his stepfather for failing to call him Dad. The stepfather had been jailed once for assaulting the boy, but the youngster endured a lifetime of horrific beatings, despite being under the eye of various child welfare agencies, and his hellish existence went unnoticed. The proportion of extreme cases of brutality towards children among the Maori population - which makes up about 15 percent of New Zealand's 3.8 million citizens - is far higher than for any other ethnic group.
New Zealand Hearald news headline 29 May, 2024
“Raglan man Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa drags partner outside naked, pours boiling water over her“ Kereopa ( A MAORI) dragged her outside through the kitchen door by her arms, down the kitchen steps and onto the ground. He then grabbed the kettle, which was just inside the door, and poured the boiling water over the victim - who was naked at the time - directly onto her skin. As he did so, Kereopa told her “you deserve it, and that’s what you get”. He then told her he would reboil the jug and pour it on her face. She ran to seek help from her sister but she was asleep, before running into her daughter’s room and hugging her. Kereopa then went into the room and said, “once you let go, I’m burning your face”. Judge Stephen Clark noted Kereopa’s 17 family violence convictions, eight of which were against the current victim. The man responsible, Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa, was today jailed for the incident, his ninth conviction against the victim during their 20-year-plus relationship.
New Zealand Hearald News 14 Apr, 2024:
During a torturous and prolonged night of violence, William James Whata (A MAORI) held his partner down and shoved his fist down her throat with such force that he broke her jaw. The attack came after the 48-year-old had tried strangling his partner multiple times. By the time emergency services arrived, the woman was discovered with numerous injuries including visible damage to her jaw. Now, Whata has been jailed for the violence which started when he went around to the victim’s property on March 4, 2023, despite having been issued a five-day police safety order. A CCTV camera at the property captured most of the events from that night, which began about 10pmwith the pair arguing in the lounge. The victim turned and walked away when Whata grabbed her, put his arm around her neck, and put her in a chokehold. She fell to the ground with Whata on top of her. He let her go and she got to her feet but he chased her back into the lounge where he tried to put another chokehold on her. She managed to push him off but fell to the ground and Whata took the opportunity to put her in another chokehold for about 7 seconds, causing her to go in and out of consciousness. As he held her down, Whata then kneed her in the head and torso four times and continued strangling her for about a minute. Once he let go, she again tried to run for her life, making it outside, but Whata chased her. Some time later he got a knife and followed her around the house with it as she carried out household tasks. He stood guard to ensure she didn’t push her domestic violence button and at one stage cornered her in the kitchen with the knife to her head and punched her. At 1.45am, Whata threw her through the open ranch slider and then held her down on the ground, before closing the door and curtains. While on top of her, he put his hand inside her mouth and pried apart her jaw with downward pressure for about 10 seconds. She begged him to stop and tried to push him off but he continued similar attacks for two more hours. Some time later in the morning she said she needed to use the toilet, where she pressed her panic button and alerted emergency services. St John paramedics discovered she’d suffered a broken jaw due to visible jaw drop, and had multiple cuts and swelling to her face.
The culture is absolutely beautiful. I’m sobbing. This was amazing! The tradition and love that radiates from them and this video is phenomenal. Wow!
I had lived in New Zealand for one year, and it is beautiful how the culture of their ancestors is preserved.
Every single day I have these moments in my mind, and every time I watch this video I remember what I've lived. It doesn't matter how much the time passes, the Haka never loses its beauty.
I've been studying in Auckland for three months and I could see how interesting the HAKA is. I enjoyed and every time that I see a presentation, I see how pride the new zealanders are. That's wonderful!
Omg this is so heart filling.
To much to the sis, as soon as she started the goosebumps started. Can tell his family are sooo proud of him
This was incredible. IS incredible. The random stranger against the wall in the background who joined in highlights what seems like a deep sense of pride in her culture. I actually started tearing up, man. Around 1:30 she kicked her shoes off and it's like she couldn't NOT join in.
I’m crying! Literally! I love their culture/tradition 💕
To the lovely lady at the start of this video who is tearing up , you can see how proud she is , I love seeing moments like this
It’s is sooo crazy how every time I see this dance I cry. It’s like I remember it from long long ago.
I love their culture so much it’s so precious and unique and the passion and love brings me to tears. It’s transcends culture and language and borders. I don’t share their culture but I love it. It’s amazing
Omg. This Culture is so beautiful!😍
they have a bond with something a lot more ancient that our world.....They live in two worlds, but their has values still living......I love this!!!
I've watched this at least 20 times thus far and I get CHILLS every single time. Powerful. Beautiful. Inspirational. I love it.
This is so beautiful, I cried
This is the highest respect of a welcome one can get
My Dream country is New Zealand and seeing this culture is what makes me more love to visit or settle in NZ 😭💘😍
This touches my heart despite not knowing what is being said. This is truly beautiful. A tradition I hope never dies. 💜