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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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