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Hurricanes Poua lash out at government in revamped haka

24/07/2024

Poua haka during the Super Rugby Aupiki. Photo: Marty Melville The women’s Super Rugby Aupiki team Hurricanes Poua have kicked off their season with a new haka calling out the coalition government. Taking the field on Saturday, the Kaitāraki (leader) called out “karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero” or “puppets of this redneck government”. Joining the chant, the team acknowledged He Whakaputanga (Declaration of Independence), a contract signed between Ngāpuhi chiefs and the Crown before Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and mana motuhake – Māori sovereignty. The haka referred to Toitu te Tiriti, a political movement that has taken a stand against…

Mohammed Ben Sulayem: FIA president allegedly told officials not to certify Las Vegas GP

23/07/2024

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of Formula 1’s governing body, allegedly told officials not to certify the Las Vegas circuit for its race last year. The claim is from the same whistleblower who accused Ben Sulayem of allegedly telling officials to overturn a penalty to Fernando Alonso in Saudi Arabia last year. The whistleblower says they were told “on the behest of the FIA president” to find a way not to pass the circuit safely for racing. The claim is in a report by the FIA’s compliance officer to its ethics committee. BBC Sport has seen the report. A FIA spokesperson…