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  The haka, Ka Mate, is not only New Zealand’s most singular instantly recognisable image throughout the world; it is arguably our most controversial. Honoured, celebrated, revered; Satirised and plagiarized, it’s even been through the courts. Ka mate the Haka the Legend is a story of survival, the survival of a man, a people and a haka. This documentary not only reveals the way in which Ka Mate rose to worldwide recognition, it also illustrates the relationship Ngati Toa have had and continue to have with the haka. From the early eighteen hundreds through to the modern day, Ka Mate has survived and so have the people from whom the haka descends.

   Both stories are told from a distinct Maori perspective whilst also being informative and universal in the themes they explore.