"RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND: A MAGICAL LAND WHERE HUGS STILL

HAPPEN."

OF COURSE, I COULDN'T SPEND A WEEK IN NEW ZEALAND WITHOUT

TRYING MY HAND AT THEIR NATIONAL SPORT, RUGBY.

AND I'LL SUM UP HOW IT WENT IN SIX SECONDS.

AND I'LL SUM UP HOW IT WENT IN SIX SECONDS.

>> Stephen: WHAT I LEARNED THAT DAY IS THAT 90% OF THE GAME IS

MENTAL-- BY WHICH I MEAN, NOW I KNOW NOT TO PLAY RUGBY ANYMORE.

BUT I WAS PARTICULARLY EXCITED AND HONORED TO BE COACHED BY

MEMBERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND "ALL BLACKS," BECAUSE I'VE LONG

ADMIRED THE INTIMIDATING MAORI HAKA DANCE THEY PERFORM TO

CHALLENGE THEIR OPPONENTS BEFORE EACH MATCH.

AND WHILE WE AIRED MY RUGBY LESSON, WHAT WE DIDN'T GET TO

SHOW YOU WAS SOMETHING EVEN MORE MEMORABLE: THE INCREDIBLE

CEREMONIAL WELCOME THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE MAORI PEOPLE.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: ON MY LAST DAY IN

NEW ZEALAND, I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED ONTO THE RUGBY PITCH

WITH A TRADITIONAL MAORI WELCOME CELEBRATION KNOWN AS A POWHIRI.

WITH A TRADITIONAL MAORI WELCOME CELEBRATION KNOWN AS A POWHIRI.

>> Stephen: MAORI CULTURAL ADVISOR LUKE CRAWFORD WALKED ME

THROUGH THE VARIOUS STEPS, EXPLAINING ALONG THE WAY THE

SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS INCREDIBLY MOVING CEREMONY.

>> WELCOME, TO YOU, THE PEOPLE, SHE'S SAYING."

>> Stephen: IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN

EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL WAY TO CONCLUDE MY TRIP.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR YOU HAVE GIVEN ALL OF US

HERE AT WANAKA.

ONCE PROPERLY WELCOMED BY THE MAORI PEOPLE, I WAS READY TO

LEARN HOW TO PERFORM A HAKA.

MR. CRAWFORD, WHAT IS THE HAKA?

>> SO, HAKA, SIMPLY, "HA" IS BREATH.

>> Stephen: HA.

>> BREATH.

"KA," TO SET ON FIRE, TO LIGHT, TO IGNITE.

>> Stephen: SO, TO BREATHE FIRE?

>> TO BREATHE FIRE.

( RHYTHMIC SHOUTING ) >> Stephen: THE "ALL BLACKS,"

NEW ZEALAND'S RUGBY TEAM, HAVE MADE THE CEREMONIAL DANCE KNOWN

AS "THE HAKA" FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD.

BEFORE EACH MATCH, THEY PERFORM AN INTIMIDATING HAKA IN FRONT OF

THE OPPOSING TEAM.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT WE CONNECT TO THE LAND, WE CONNECT TO OUR

PEOPLE AND THEN WE CONNECT TO EACH OTHER.

THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

SO, HAKA IS SO MUCH A PART NOW OF RUGBY, IT'S VERY HARD TO

SEPARATE THEM.

>> Stephen: GOT IT.

OKAY.

SO WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TEACH ME A BIT OF THE HAKA?

>> I'D BE ABSOLUTELY HONORED TO TEACH YOU YOUR HAKA.

>> Stephen: I WILL DO MY BEST.

( LAUGHS ) WE STARTED WITH THE FOUNDATIONAL

BASICS: LEG SLAPPING AND FOOT STAMPING.

>> AND THEN IT WILL BE WHY, WHY.

SO STAMP YOUR FOOT.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST PART THAT GETS US READY.

>> Stephen: AND DO I SAY ANYTHING, OR AM I LISTENING?

>> THE BIT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY IS NOW.

AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART.

>> Stephen: GOT IT.

>> TO PERSONALIZE IT FOR YOU, STEPHEN-- I'M GOING TO ISSUE A

COMMAND.

THE COMMAND WILL BE: ( FOREIGN LANGUAGE )

WHICH MEANS, "LET THIS AMERICAN PARTY RESOUND, LET IT

RESOUND."

AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY THAT.

AND THE RESULTING CALL THAT YOU'LL COME BACK TO IT WILL BE:

WILL BE DOING THIS, HERE'S THE ACTION FOR IT:

( FOREIGN LANGUAGE ) NOW HERE'S THE ACTION.

( FOREIGN LANGUAGE ) OKAY.

THEN WE'RE BACK INTO THE FULL BODY AND THE FOOT.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT THREE TIMES.

>> tephen: AFTER GETTING THE CALL AND RESPONSE DOWN, I WAS

TAUGHT ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS THAT WE OFTEN

SEE DURING A HAKA.

>> WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED: ( FOREIGN LANGUAGE )

IS EYES, EYES, EYES.

( FOREIGN LANGUAGE ) IS TONGUE PROTRUDING.

YES, YEAH.

>> Stephen: AND, WITH THAT, I HAD THE INCREDIBLE HONOR OF

PERFORMING MY VERY OWN HAKA.

>> Stephen: THANKS AGAIN TO LUKE CRAWFORD AND THE NEW ZEALAND

"ALL BLACKS."

WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL SHOW YOU EVEN MORE OF ONE OF THE MOST

BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH.

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