March 08, 2023
Angitu puts on Maori-style for Styles
Pop sensation and fashion icon Harry Styles got a full-on Maori welcome from Auckland kapa haka Angitu before last night’s sell-out conference at Mt Smart Stadium.
The former One Direction member drew teenagers and former teenagers from around the country for his one Aotearoa concert.
Angitu member Rangi Reedy says the kapa haka used the tunnel at neighbouring Ericsson Stadium as a waharoa.
“We were in there, he turns up in his car a bit late because of Auckland traffic. We did a haka pohiri, did a wero, karanga, a little biit of a speech – our old koroua couldn’t wait to talk to Harry. I came in my pink cowboy hat,” he says.
Harry Styles continued the vibe on stage, leading the crowd in reditions of Tutura Mai Nga Iwi and draping himself in a Tino Rangatiratanga flag.