New Zealand firefighters perform powerful haka to honor 9/11 first responders

US Ambassador Scott Brown, who tweeted videos of the event, said it was in tribute to the"bravery and sacrifice of 9/11 first responders." Ka mau te wehi! @FireEmergencyNZ firefighters honor fallen 9/11 👩‍🚒👨‍🚒and first responders with a haka. pic.twitter.com/LmYG1s6QDt

— Ambassador Brown 🇺🇸 September 11, 2019 Footage shows the firefighters performing the ceremonial Maori war dance, which is done by New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team before each game, in front of other New Zealand firefighters and visitors from the New York City Fire Department.Hakas were performed across the New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings as a way of unifying people.

— Ambassador Brown 🇺🇸 September 11, 2019 More than 200 firefighters also climbed the stairs of the 328-meter-high Sky Tower in memory of the 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters who lost their lives in the September 11 attacks. Read MoreA memorial service took place before they climbed the tower.

NealCurrey1 😂

NeilDrysdale Try that shit in Glasgow

Thank you New Zealand

This never get old for me. Love this...

Always loved the haka and what it stands for.

pennyparker0523 Beautiful, moving.

Awesome! ♡

God bless New Zealand!

I’ve always seen the haka performed by the AllBlacks and it’s always made me feel awe struck, but this, it’s rendered me speechless and teary eyed. New Zealand, we don’t deserve you

AJemaineClement

Thank you from New Jersey🇺🇸

__Helicon__ Love this.

Big Respect. New Zealand. It's great to see your endigenous culture being kept & embraced.

Thank you brothers.

Deeply touched. What an honor. Thank you so much New Zealand.

Green Lady in the back, hit the showers...you're cut.

Amazing! Enjoy. Talk about a country with an identity. Even generations of European immigrants identifies with the polynesian culture in place b4 their ancestors

USAmbNZ thank you for sharing

Breathtaking stunning excellence 🌟

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🇨🇦

Wow ♥️♥️♥️💪💪

Powerful!

Very moving. Thank you NewZealand

Thank you!

My love for Haka cannot be overstated. Fierce. Brought to tears by Haka once again.

Thank you New Zealand!

I don't know what that means but it's a nice tribute to the first responders.

Thank you, CNN for sharing this very moving honor to NYFD.

definitly ridiculous

Thank you!!!

AH_AdamHughes Respect...

Thank you, New Zealand!

Thank you

God defend New Zealand as the anthem is and named. From my NZ. Such is perception and the reality

Very moving and a fitting tribute to those who died fighting for others. May God have mercy on their souls.

Raejn And the NC GOP held a vote to take away healthcare while the Dems honored the fallen first responders.

its like watching white people dance🤷‍♂️

Thank you, New Zealand for honoring the US firefighters who perished on 9/11.

Kiwis are always classy. Thankyou new Zealand!!💜

La señora gordita de atrás es el espectáculo, mis respetos. Por el gesto y por la muestra de unión y amor.❤❤❤✌✌✌

_Mo_Ses cnn

I think I'm moving to New Zealand

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Love it. Unfortunately, still unclear where New Zealand is, Trump saw it and requested another 50 miles of wall.

PassarelliAllan Thank you NewZealand! This brought tears to my eyes. Lovely personal tribute. America is honored. 🙏🏻

I preform the same thing after a chili cook-off. in all seriousness, pretty cool NZ

How is helping? Doesn't make sense. Everyone repent & receive Jesus as savior. He's coming soon

Excellent.

اور نیوزی لینڈ والےاس وقت بھنگ پی کے سو رھے تھے جب انکے ملک کی مسجد میں مسلمانوں کو شہید کیا جا رہا تھا. شیخ صاحب نو ٹ کریں CNN کی رپورٹ کو. ShkhRasheed Shahidmasooddr fawadchaudhry BBCUrdu

Thank you New Zealand. I learned something today. HAKA a fierce display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity. Actions include foot-stamping, tongue protrusions and rhythmic body slapping to accompany a loud chant.

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Shivers!

Always inspiring 😌

Amazing!!! ❤️❤️❤️😭

This is why i will forever be proud of my culture and my people of Aotearoa 🇳🇿 Kia Kaha America!! 🖤

When will this dancing fireman, dancing cops stop? It’s a bad look.

This is amazing. Thank you.

YEAH ❤️❤️❤️

A very beautiful tribute 💕💕

Yea that's about the stupidest thing I've ever seen for a tribute to anything. I've seen alot of dumb shit too. I used to watch Crossfire on but then it was all downhill from there. Can't even count on unbiased news anymore. Everyone is always pissed off.

connect1492 Firemen and women the world over are simply wonderful. They put their lives on the line daily, everyone should be grateful to them, thank all everywhere.

Cute New Zealand firefighters 👨‍🚒 🌹

This was awsome for 9/11 prayers and to remember all the families and friends who've lost love ones.

Andrew_K18

Touching & meaningful.

It really saddens me when i see people commenting here and throwing hate showing their TOTAL IGNORANCE Haka is something that unites, it is respect and honor so to everyone who doesnt know what theyre doing check this 5 min documentary

This rulez.

Makes me feel v emotional.

Thank you New Zealand ♥️

👏👏👏👏

I always love watching the Haka. Thank you NewZealand.

I ❤️Hakas

Stupid just send a case of whiskey wtf

I'm so proud to be a Kiwi ❤

Mort3mer Wow. Other countries do a better job at honouring 9/11 than America.

❤ ātaahua. Arohanui, America.

Proud to rep🤙

I get so emotional when I see these performed. Even before rugby matches 🥰😰😭

In a land where human life counts.

Thank you New Zealand firefighters. 3

Very Powerful ❣️ Thank you New Zealand

-- for the left I add a translation: that means dont let know terrorist, killers, rapist into your country, that's not referring to ordinary people entering legally, the unfit stands, dont take the guns which is the only defense people have.

Respect.

This made me cry. Thank you so much. Very touching

Thank you New Zealand, we love you.

I love my country 😍

AJemaineClement Thank you.

Thank you ❤️🕊🙏

Beautiful. I so respect you!

Thank you New Zealand for this honor! ❤️

What a beautiful heartfelt tribute from NewZealand NeverForget911 Thank you New Zealand

Thank you CNN for reporting this. And a heartfelt thanks to the New Zealand firefighters for honoring our country's fallen with this video. Americans will NeverForget

I don’t understand this dance, but I don’t have to. Just watching the honor & pride these men had while preforming it, is all one needs to know. Thank you, New Zealand, for NeverForgotten911

Wonderful! Thank you New Zealand!!

Amazing!

That gave me goosebumps ....

Actually pretty bad ass 🇳🇿

Powerful! Thank you New Zealand

Wow!!! Just wow!!! I’ve got chills watching the warriors honor the fallen. Thank you for your service.

: watch NZ show solidarity with the US... Also CNN:.

JWeber988 Thank you

Wonderful

What's a Haka? What is the significance? Curious since I'm seeing this everywhere and I'm ignorant about it.

🙏🙏🙏

Soo ridiculous

Thank you for honoring are First responders in such a special way!

I don’t know why they’re saying but it brought tears to my eyes. 😍

Fantastic performance

Thjmm213

dinahjane97

Thank you so touching ,

Cringe level at 1000%

🖒💖 ty FirstResponders

Thank you New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤️ 💙 So heartwarming.

weirdvato

Absolute RESPECT

Thank you New Zealand!!

Brotherhood❤️ What a beautiful tribute by the New Zealand firefighters to honor the 9/11 first responders.

What is a haka?

TheBrainOfDave Beautiful.

Very moving.

Thank you

So beautiful and powerful! Thank you!!!😝

sdr_medco Too cool.

If the best of appropriation had a face this would be it and I’d love it.

😎Blinds. This happens by the 😎Blinds, when roba Alla-Maori - WITH DOG AND GOD - tell the 😎Blinds in New Zealand: '🐏Sheep, I was born 17,000 yars ago in your New Zealand.'

Churr churr my bros. kiwi churr churrchurr heymysis sweetas hardout

Thank you and God Bless you all!

Thank you.

This is amazing! It didn’t just touch us Americans but the world

Thank you New Zealand

jupiter60777302 Cool.

And New Zealand can honor our fallen better than 45 and its “administration”. Thank you New Zealand!

Thank you New Zealand 🇳🇿, Republicans here in America, decided to throw democracy in the toilet during that somber time we were remembering those who lost their lives. Thank you for showing that you are better than those that were elected to uphold democracy.

😭❤

✝️ RIP ☦️

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