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The Haka Party Incident

  • ASB Waterfront Theatre 138 Halsey St Wynyard Quarter (map)

A new play by the Auckland Theatre Company, with OC resident Kingsley Spargo as sound designer and musical director.

The Haka Party Incident resurrects the eventful day a group of University of Auckland engineering students rehearsing their annual tradition of a mock haka were confronted by the activist group He Taua. Violence erupted that sent ripples through the nation and changed race relations in New Zealand forever.