The general format of a Haka workshop - approx 60 mins plus any audience interaction, photos, questions.
1. Haka performers storm the stage and perform haka. Involves conch shells, chants and haka performance in traditional costume.
2. Our facilitator will introduce who we are (Maori from New Zealand), what we have performed (haka), what it means and why we do it. We will also make sure we get your messages across whether it be team unity, facing challenges or going into battle.
3. The delegates are then taken through the haka chant, teaching words and actions. We will break the delegates into smaller groups if possible where we learn haka as a team. For large groups where break out is not possible, we can teach from the stage. We start by getting people to relax, warm up, move onto chants, words and actions and building the energy until there is a point of synergy and shared energy in the room as people really commit to the words and actions with passion.
4. Groups return to the main room and each group performs their haka in front of their peers in a competitive environment.
5. We summarise learnings and do a final haka with all delegates to emphasise unity and togetherness to finish on a high.
Our performers are all New Zealand Maori and are experienced haka exponents.
We provide haka workshops at conferences and events. Haka motivates, inspires and get teams working together better. We have been doing this with companies in Europe, the Middle East and the US since 2005.
We provide groups of facilitators from 2 to 10 depending on your group size. The most popular and effective facilitator group size is 5 or 8.
All groups come with a lead facilitator and can be all male or a mix of male and female (recommended). All facilitators are New Zealand Maoris.