In an epic race to the finish we
finally revealed New Zealand’s number one pop culture story - The
Haka!
The All Blacks have performed The
Haka before their game’s for over 100 years, School Kapa Haka groups
throughout NZ stomp out perfectly choreographed performances of it
every day. The Haka’s made it on to the big screen in the films Whale
Rider and Once Where Warriors. It’s even made it into the Guinness Book
Of Records! The Haka is without a doubt kiwi through and through and
this is why it’s our number one pop culture
story!
The other top ten moments
included.
No.
2 - Nuclear Free New Zealand
War, what it is good
for… nothing! And neither is nuclear power or weapons. New Zealand
prides itself on its nuclear free status. So much so, we even write
songs about it.
No. 3 - Lord of the Rings
People said
it couldn’t be done but Peter Jackson proved them all wrong. This epic
trilogy showcased our beautiful country and made us forever known as
Middle Earth.
No. 4 - Jonah Lomu
A global superstar
of rugby - Jonah Lomu is as humble as he is
talented.
No.
5 - Once Were Warriors
It was a movie that got us
all thinking and made household names of Temuera Morrison, Rena Owen
and Cliff Curtis
No. 6 - Billy T James
He is the
undisputed father of New Zealand comedy and still has us in fits of
laughter even though he’s gone.
No. 7 - Shortland
Street
Shortland Street is New Zealand’s longest
running soap and is watched by thousands every week. It’s made stars of
everyone on it and we still can’t get
enough!
No. 8
- Kiwiana
Hokey pokey ice-cream, Jandles, Buzzy
Bee… these are just some of the things we consider
Kiwiana.
No.
9 - Underarm Incident
In 1981 Australia bowled a
cricket ball the wrong way and we still hate them for
it.
No. 10 -
Rachel Hunter
She’s our very own supermodel all
the way from Glenfield. She went off to L.A, married a rock-star and
now has her own clothing range.