American coworkers surprise grieving Māori man with haka after he missed family funeral

May 31, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-77e1) [American coworkers surprise grieving Māori man with haka after he missed family funeral]( He was stuck in America for his grandmother's funeral so his friends brought New Zealand to the states. It's not easy living away from family, especially when you live in a completely different country. The distance can become increasingly more difficult to adjust to when tragedy strikes your family back home. It can be cost prohibitive to fly back home and depending on your employer's attendance policy, it may be nearly impossible. [Jarom Ngakuru]( recently faced this very situation. The New Zealander of Māori descent is living in the United States while his family still resides in his home country. Unfortunately, when Ngakuru's grandmother died, he was unable to make the trip back to the island to give his proper goodbye. [Read the story]( [Former Uber employee ranks Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze, prompting map app debate]( Do you agree? Those of us [of a certain age]( remember asking for directions and keeping two-inch thick road atlases in our cars to find our way around. Then [with the internet]( came the miracle of Mapquest, followed by the how-did-we-ever-live-without-this GPS systems you could attach to your dashboard. Then smartphones kicked [the road trip game]( up a notch with [map apps]( that not only give up step-by-step directions but also real-time traffic conditions and the ability to find a gas station or restaurant with gluten-free options along your route. Even those of us who grew up with paper maps struggle to recall how we ever got anywhere before Google Maps. [Read the story]( [18 months shy of 100, Dick Van Dyke has big plans that don’t include retirement]( The unstoppable legend is still excited about what’s next. If there's any Hollywood star that embodies agelessness, positivity and good old-fashioned fun, it's [Dick Van Dyke.]( The legendary comedic actor has had a 70-year long career in film, television and stage productions and he shows no signs of stopping. In fact, at 98-years-old, he says he'd love to take a one-man show on the road. [Read the story]( [Debunked: Negative parenting images have zero impact on people's desire to have kids]( People quip about misbehaving kids being "birth control," but that's not what the research shows. The desire [to become a parent]( is at once an incredibly simple biological impulse and a complex psychological decision. As mammals, we have an innate evolutionary drive to reproduce and pass on our genes. As humans, we may feel compelled [to nurture a child,]( to grow a family, to leave a lineage and legacy behind…or we may not. Some people don't feel the desire to have children, but research shows most young adults do. The [phenomenon known as "baby fever" is real,]( and it happens to both women and men. For women, the desire for a baby tends to start off strong and decrease with age and after having children, whereas for men baby fever tends to increase as they get older. [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](