All Blacks Haka Translated | Ka Mate

Learn the words and meaning behind Ka Mate, the haka performed by the All Blacks before matches around the world. This video provides a translation of the haka composed by Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha in the early 1800s. Performed by the New Zealand Native team in 1888/89 and the “Original” All Blacks in 1905, Ka Mate became a defining part of New Zealand rugby culture. In 1987, Wayne Shelford and Hika Reid helped revive it in New Zealand.