Haka Time Baby passing, people laughing, Needles clicking, pois slipping, Guitars strumming, voices humming, This is haka practice time. Feet tapping, thigh-slapping, Eyes rolling, bodies lolling, Arms waving, beards unshaven, This is haka practice time. Granny Pete in the corner, Grey rug around her knees, Brown face like crinkled paper, Piercing eyes that see. Newcomers in the doorway Leaning, ill-at-ease, Till a voice calls out in laughter, ‘In or out! We'll freeze!’ Long line of the haka tane, Taiahas in hand Leaping in the peruperu, Breathless as they land. Steve Waterman
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Te Ao Hou, March 1964, Page 10
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91Haka Time Te Ao Hou, March 1964, Page 10
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