Last night the senior school stayed at Taumata o Te Ra Marae.
If we were to describe our marae stay-over in one word it
would be AWESOME.
During our trip we learnt a lot about Maori tikanga.
We are extremely thankful for George and his great team who
welcomed us so enthusiastically into their home.
Room 4 children please comment on this post to tell others
some of the things you learnt and the best parts of your stay.
At Taumata o Te Ra Marae we joined in on singing waiata with George's freinds. we sang Haere mai, e toru nga mea and lots of other songs. we all enjoyed every minute of it. At first we were a little bit shy then we all sang better together because we felt a little bit closer we think this was awesome and great to be apart of moari culture.
ReplyDeleteThe games at the Taumata o te ra Marae activities were awesome, but especially harakeke poi, makamaka-knuckle bones, and mu-torere. Everyone liked the harakeke poi lots.
ReplyDeletePeople found the knuckle bones a challenging subject, definitely Mr Rickets! The knuckle bones hurt when they fell on the back of your hand.
Some of the tikanga-rules at the marae where:
ReplyDelete No smoking or drinking alcohol is allowed
You are not allowed to step over or sit the beds or pillows
People are not to be stepped over
If you stay a night at a marae you must not but your bags in front of the carvings
No fighting
No killing any living things
Have a karakia before you eat
Don’t waste food
Don’t eat befor all the others are seated at your table
We loved Tamata-O-Te-Reo Marae because all of the amazing new adventures we've had. Everyone had the best time even the teachers.
ReplyDeleteHere is about Respect.
ReplyDeleteMost of the respect was to take your shoes off before you enter the marae. Also to not sit on pillows because you don’t want a smelly pillow for bed. Also when you wake up don’t wake everyone else.
Here is about Carvings.
Carvings are books in Māori to tell the stories. Also to remember people and what they did or what happened while they built their marae.
Thanks, George and your team members, for letting us stay in your home and eat your cooked and freshly made food.
wow! room 4, it looks like you had a fabulous stay and learnt lots! I hope you thanked all of your teachers for such a cool opportunity.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great experience Room 4. I'm pleased you all had a great time.
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