Less than a few days ago, three soldiers of the New Zealand armed forces were killed in a roadside bomb blast. The soldiers were part of New Zealand’s Provincial Reconstruction Team, which for many years has worked tirelessly to bring peace and security to the lives of the people of Bamyan province.
At each base is a carved doorway, in keeping with the traditions and beliefs of an ancient people, the Maori, whose warriors strike fear in the hearts of their enemies, whose heritage and beliefs span thousands of years, a proud people who have never forgotten their fire and courage , the birthright of the children of Ao Te Aroa, the land of the Long White Cloud.
And none of their fallen brothers and sisters will leave without the haka to honour their souls.
Remember them.