The New Zealand Warriors perform a haka before their Indigenous Round match against the Penrith Panthers. Multiple outlets report that the Warriors players come together to lead the traditional ceremony ahead of kick-off, highlighting the team’s participation in the league’s Indigenous Round theme. The reporting is consistent across sources: the haka takes place as a pre-game moment, with Warriors players front and centre in leading the chant and movements. All accounts describe the haka as a prominent and spine-tingling feature of the match build-up, rather than as part of any on-field incident or dispute. The coverage frames the event as a cultural acknowledgement in the lead-in to the game, with the ceremony occurring immediately prior to the Warriors’ clash against the Panthers. No source provides differing details about the timing, performers, or circumstances beyond the shared description that the haka is delivered by Warriors players before the Indigenous Round fixture.