Dawson Tamatea taught gym and math for over 30 years, leaving his impression on the school forever. When he died the students wanted to do something special for his funeral: they decide to perform a “Haka,” a traditional dance of the New Zealand aboriginals, the Maori.
I saw the New Zealand rugby league team do the Haka when they played Papua New Guinea in Leeds, during the World Cup final in December 2013, and that was an incredible experience to see it live.
But ........ watching those pupils perform theirs, in tribute to a well-loved teacher, was truly something else. Amazing!