English: This haka is "Poropeihana"..performed by Apirana Ngata and his hapu against the government in their stance for pakehas "Alcohol Prohibition Law Reform'..Apirana was anti-alcohol..the haka was performed in a river near Wellington? War chant and challenge

But with the All Blacks promoting one version of the haka which starts with the chant "Ka mate, ka mate (It is death, it is death"), it is this haka, called Te Rauparaha's haka (so named after its perceived traditional origins) that most people, particularly rugby union football fans, know as the haka.

This version of the haka is both war chant and challenge and is customarily performed by the All Blacks before major games against non-New Zealand teams.

It is characterised by loud chanting, much aggressive flailing of arms and stomping of feet, fierce looks and, in the end, an angry sticking out tongues.These words are translated as:

It is death, it is death It is life, it is life This is the hairy man Who caused the sun to shine again for me Up the ladder, up the ladder Up to the top

The sun shines.