The man behind the All Blacks Kapa O Pango haka is now a sir
The man behind the All Blacks Kapa O Pango haka is now a sir
1 June 2020
Derek Lardelli has received a knighthood in the Queens Birthday honours for services to Maori art.
The leading ta moko and visual artist says it will take a while for the title to settle in.
He says the honour is for Maori art - which means it belongs to the people and he just happens to be the one picking up the medal.
Lardelli says the victory belongs to Maoridom and Maori art.
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