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Marika Khabazi is a video journalist with Georgian and Russian ancestry. She moved to New Zealand as a 16-year-old in 2008 to pursue a career in the Film and TV industry.
Her documentary explores the power and similarities of the MΔori haka to Georgian traditional dance.
As an immigrant, the first time I saw haka being performed, I got goosebumps. It reminded me of the traditional dance of my own home, Georgia.
Haka is a universal language to all New Zealanders.
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