More than 6,000 people took part in the event, surpassing the previous record set a decade ago in France. The haka is surely best known nowadays because of New Zealand's All Blacks performing it before rugby matches.

New Zealand has reclaimed the world record for the largest mass Haka, with thousands packing a major stadium on Sunday for a resounding performance of the traditional Māori routine.

The record was previously held by France, who broke it in 2014 with more than 4,000 attempting the haka after a rugby match.

Thousands of New Zealanders will head to Eden Park today in a bid to break the world Guinness Book of Record haka participants - a record held by the French since 2014. That day more than a decade ago,

When you think New Zealand, you might think All Blacks. And if you think All Blacks, you think haka. Thousands gathered in Eden Park in Auckland to break the record of the largest haka performance. France held the previous official world record since 2014.

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New Zealand on Sunday reclaimed the world record for the largest mass haka after more than 6,000 people performed the legendary Maori war dance, dethroning France.