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22nd Jan 2016

WATCH: Incredibly intense and emotional Haka at New Zealand wedding

Colm Boohig

Well, this beats the slurry and drunken speech your uncle might give.

Weddings are emotional occasions anyway, but when you add an unbelievably impassioned Haka into the mix at the reception, you may as well get the tissues ready.

Benjamin and Aaliyah Anderson just tied the knot in New Zealand when Benjamin’s best man treated the new bride and groom to this masterclass of a Haka.

The couple initially watch on in tears, before both joining in at the end.

Without sounding hyperbolic, this will leave you pretty breathless, especially the silent aftermath.

Take a look.

Clip via YouTube/Serg Tisn

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