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| Maori tribe tells anti-vaccine protestors to stop using popular haka | Maori tribe tells anti-vaccine protestors to stop using popular haka |
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| A Maori tribe has condemned anti-vaccine mandate protestors in using the Ka Mate haka during demonstrations | A Maori tribe has condemned anti-vaccine mandate protestors in using the Ka Mate haka during demonstrations |
| A Maori tribe has told anti-vaccine protesters in New Zealand to stop the use of a famous haka "immediately". | A Maori tribe has told anti-vaccine protesters in New Zealand to stop the use of a famous haka "immediately". |
| The Ka Mate haka is hugely popular as it is performed by national rugby team the All Blacks before every match. | The Ka Mate haka is hugely popular as it is performed by national rugby team the All Blacks before every match. |
| The Ngati Toa tribe, which has legal guardianship of the haka, issued a strong notice after protestors performed the war dance during demonstrations last week. | The Ngati Toa tribe, which has legal guardianship of the haka, issued a strong notice after protestors performed the war dance during demonstrations last week. |
| The notice comes as vaccination rates among the Maori people have been low. | The notice comes as vaccination rates among the Maori people have been low. |
| Just 61% of eligible Maori people are fully vaccinated and 77% have received their first dose. This is short of New Zealand's targeted rate of 90% among its eligible population. | |
| "Ngati Toa condemns the use of the Ka Mate haka to push and promote anti-Covid-19 vaccination messages," said its chief executive officer Helmut Modlik in a statement. | "Ngati Toa condemns the use of the Ka Mate haka to push and promote anti-Covid-19 vaccination messages," said its chief executive officer Helmut Modlik in a statement. |
| "Many of our tupuna [ancestors] lost their lives in previous pandemics... we are absolutely clear that the COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection we have available to us, and we are committed to supporting our whānau [family] to get vaccinated as soon as possible." | "Many of our tupuna [ancestors] lost their lives in previous pandemics... we are absolutely clear that the COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection we have available to us, and we are committed to supporting our whānau [family] to get vaccinated as soon as possible." |
| Last week, an estimated 2,000 protestors gathered outside parliament in Wellington and across the country, waving large Trump flags and carrying anti-vaccination signs. | Last week, an estimated 2,000 protestors gathered outside parliament in Wellington and across the country, waving large Trump flags and carrying anti-vaccination signs. |
| Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had earlier said the country will require teachers and workers in the health and disability sectors to be fully vaccinated against Covid. | Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had earlier said the country will require teachers and workers in the health and disability sectors to be fully vaccinated against Covid. |
| New Zealand, which initially adopted a tough Covid-19 response, has said it will begin moving away from a zero-Covid strategy toward one of living with the virus. | New Zealand, which initially adopted a tough Covid-19 response, has said it will begin moving away from a zero-Covid strategy toward one of living with the virus. |
| The country has reported 9,000 cases so far and 34 deaths, with its death toll among the lowest in the world. | The country has reported 9,000 cases so far and 34 deaths, with its death toll among the lowest in the world. |
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| New Zealand Maori MP Rawiri Waititi was thrown out of the chamber after doing the haka | New Zealand Maori MP Rawiri Waititi was thrown out of the chamber after doing the haka |