Air-Borne Haka

WITH aircraft getting bigger and better all the time anything (almost) is possible in mid-air now.

But no better indication of the size and stability of modern aircraft could surely be devised than the high-jinks that took place in mid- Tasman in late January when a party of 26 Maori entertainers, travelling by TEAL DC6, performed a haka for the other travellers. A haka is no parlour-trick, but a war dance of considerable vigor. The entertainers provided a concert as well, and TEAL presented all other passengers with a lucky Tiki and a poi— and printed the menu in Maori.