He momo kanikani tūtū a te Māori. Ka kīia ko te tū a Tānerore, he whakaputa i te riri, i te ngoto rānei o ngā whakaaro ki tētahi kaupapa. Ka haere tahi ko ngā kupu, te takahi o te waewae, te hūpeke i ētahi momo, te mau rākau i ētahi, te whāitaita o te kanohi, te whātero o te arero me te whiu o ngā ringa - ko ēnei nekeneke katoa hei whakaata i te tikanga o ngā kupu e hakaina ana.
A type of vigorous dance unique to Māori. It is said to be the movement of Tānerore, it is an outpouring of anger or intense feeling about a particular topic. The words of the haka are supported by the stamping of feet, jumping (in some types of haka), the use of weaponry (in some haka forms), facial expressions, the protruding tongue and the movement of the arms. The movements of the haka reflect the words that are being presented.
He maha ngā titonga haka i puta i te pukuriri o te iwi ki te ture takutai moana a te Kāwanatanga.
I hakaina te haka a te kura hei whakanui i te mahi a te kapa poitarawhiti.
Kāore i tua atu i a ia hei tātaki i te haka.