Whaitiri Poutawa: The "Maori Thor" bringing kapa haka online

Saturday Morning

English - April 10, 2020 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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Kapa haka teacher Whaitiri Poutawa loves his job and had a "mini freak-out" when the Level-4 lockdown was announced and he couldn't visit schools. To keep contributing, he's taken his funny, energetic classes online, where they've attracted tens of thousands of viewers from around the world. Whaitiri shoots his Kapahaka4kids videos in his living room with a camera is held in place by Blu Tack.