Why did the rugby union ask 40,000 patrons to stand and remain silent for one minute and then allow the Blues rugby team to perform a haka in front of the visiting Lions which included the image of throat cutting? Had they not heard that many of the victims in the London attack had similar injuries? What a disgrace, and what did the world watching think of our country in letting this be performed?

The haka used to be performed for special occasions and now should only be performed by the All Blacks when international teams are visiting - minus the throat cutting - or when overseas. It seems to be used as entertainment for every occasion and has become irrelevant to the point that we will see the haka for the opening of a can of baked beans.

G Sproull, Matua.