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| New Zealand Maori tribe tells anti-vaccine protestors to stop using popular haka |
| 2021-11-15 |
| [BBC] 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 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 has been low. Just 61% of Maori people are fully vaccinated and 77% have received their first dose. This is short of New Zealand's targeted rate of 90%. "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." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 ^ That was most excellent snark, Steve. |
| Posted by: Matt 2021-11-15 17:03 |
| #4 ^^ SteveS in with a late Snark O' The day |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-11-15 16:29 |
| #3 "Our tribal humbug is so sacred we are pimping it out to a political bandwagon..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-11-15 15:50 |
| #2 "Ngati Toa condemns the use of the Ka Mate haka to push and promote anti-Covid-19 vaccination messages, "The haka should only be used for legitimate purposes like tribal warfare and cannibalism." Sing like no one is listening. Dance like you are not being scolded by indigenous Karens. Snark O'The Day |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-11-15 15:42 |
| #1 I thought New Zealand's target is 105%. I am a bit confused though - what is "Fully Vaccinated" now? 5 injections? Any rate, other than the complete destruction and repurposing of the definition of Vaccine, I find that difference between 77% and 61% interesting, as in how many people after, say the call for the second injection, have been like F'it, not playing along. I wonder how much that gap widens with each new call for a booster. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-11-15 13:53 |