Harry Takes To The Floor For The Haka

Prince Harry has performed a traditional Maori haka during a visit to New Zealand's largest army base.

After just 20 minutes of rehearsing, the Prince joined about 30 soldiers for the chest-thumping, foot-stomping war dance.

The red-faced and sweating Royal looked tense but gained confidence and kept in step during the display at Linton Military Camp.

Harry's instructor Warrant Officer Brett Pene was impressed by his efforts.

"Given the time restraints in trying to teach him, it was a bit difficult trying to learn the actions and the words, so I think he did really well," he told reporters.

"He was sweating, we were sweating, a bit of frustration set in. He was keen, that was the main thing."

The most famous haka is Ka Mate, which is regularly performed by the All Blacks rugby team.

Harry performed the New Zealand army's own haka Ngati Tumatauenga (Tribe of War), which honours past campaigns and fallen comrades.

The fifth in line to the throne is on a week-long trip to New Zealand after a month's spell with the Australian army.

During his visit to the military base, he met a Maori performing arts group and greeted each member with a hongi, which involves pressing noses together.

Harry also helped with a traditional cooking method called hangi, where food is cooked in a ground pit.

He played a game of touch rugby with children and met service personnel and their families who live on the base.

One of those was Corporal Jason Storley, whose leg was amputated following an incident in the Solomon Islands in 2009.

Cpl Storley took part in the Invictus Games in London last year. Harry had been the driving force behind the sporting event.

"He remembered me and wanted to know how I was doing," Cpl Storley said.

"He wanted to know how we were and it's amazing he remembered some of us.

"He asked us how we felt after the games and whether we found ourselves going down in morale afterwards.

"Meeting him definitely boosts your spirits, it gives you a sense of achievement and self-worth.

"There's often times when you have to put a brave face on and it can be hard when you're alone but it's moments like this that pick you up."

Earlier in his trip, Prince Harry revealed exclusively to Sky News that he would like to have children now but is just waiting for the right woman.

The Prince said it would be great to have someone to "share the pressure" with.