NZ Soldiers farewell comrades with funeral haka RIP

: A group of New Zealand soldiers have farewelled three of their fallen colleagues with a moving haka.

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[kentishtowncowboy]

A Warriors Send Off. Fantastic!

[BoomWah23]

got goosebumps like a mutha fucker. Onward

[sayWotFooL]

times like these what happened in the past means fuck all... we stand beside each other as one unit when our brothers and sisters have fallen we are not maori or pakeha we are kiwi's...kia ora

[escanalah]

I cried when I read this and saw this

Here is my family showing there love and respect to there friends... and to see what u guyss say is very...

Smh we are all one Polynesia

[Troy Hutchinson]

Yes, Maori have helped make NZ a great country but we still have a long way to go. As a result of Non-Māori & Māori integration Non-Māori remain unwilling to learn the Māori language & Māori are over represented in all NZ negative Stats, such as Un-employment, Poor education, Poor health, Drug & Alcohol abuse, Youth suicide, Crime - 50% of NZ prison pop (stats.govt.nz ). Yesterday on The Vote, a MediaWorks produced TV show, 76% of viewers who voted thought NZ is a racist country...

[Commando dan]

fucking hell how does every conversation on here end up to do with the special fucking forces. i'm not pretending to be an expert on new zealand's history having being raised in wales, i was simply stating what i thought was fact, but thank you for correcting me

[crazydragonkenpo]

ahem..as a PAKEHA who respects AEOTEAROA.let it be known the MAORI did NOT loose the war..GATE PA created the need for equality and although hard won and not always upheld the Maori gained rights to vote ..before many pakeha and a guarantee of seats in parliament,,NZ is not perfect BUT it is the most integrated whilst allowing for indigenous culture to not only thrive but DOMINATE what KIWI means..and that SPIRIT gives NZ SAS the POWER over ALL.

[Commando dan]

yes. but, unfortunately for them, they never did, and instead they integrated into society to help make new zealand the amazing country it is today :)

[Troy Hutchinson]

Settlers hungry for more land became frustrated at the refusal of various Maori Tribes to sell them land. They put pressure on the Crown to send thousands of British soldiers to force Maori off. In the end, weakened by inferior technology, malnutrition, sickness, & outnumbered 10 to 1, the tribes moved off their prime grazing lands & onto lands of less potential. Their intention, to take back their lands when in a stronger state.

[Troy Hutchinson]

āe mārika! Peretānia! kāore e Ingarangi! - In rugby matches the English act alone but in facing off against the Maori tribes they did indeed act under the British flag. I will argue your 2nd point.. Yes, some of these skirmishes were won by the British but others were won by the Maori. NZ became part of the British Empire the day the British said it would be.Maori have never fought against Britain’s kaitiakitanga (guardianship) they fought against the theft of private property by the settlers.