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Mar 2024
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New Zealand Rugby investigating haka con...

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New Zealand Rugby is investigating the controversy surround the Hurricanes women's team haka. In performing the haka ahead of their season opener against the Chiefs Manawa, the Poua altered their usual rendition and criticised the coalition government labelling it 'redneck'. Sports editor Stephen Hewson reports.  
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