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Full Video: Spine-tingling haka for NZ's fallen WWI soldiers unleashed under Menin Gate in Passchendaele tribute

October 12, 2017

In one of New Zealand's darkest days, 846 Kiwi soldiers lost their lives in the World War I battle. (Source: Other)

A passionate haka has been performed in the Belgian town of Ypres this morning in honour of the fallen soldiers who died 100 years ago in Passchendaele.

Today marks 100 years since 846 Kiwi soldiers lost their lives in the Battle of Passchendaele. (Source: Other)

The haka was well received by onlookers before Dave Dobbyn performed his Kiwi classic Welcome Home inside a war memorial.

A staggering 846 Kiwi soldiers lost their lives in the Battle of Passchendaele as they passed through Ypres.

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