Aaron's diary

ko mum rawa ko dad oku matua ko Tokumaru toku waka ko teatua toku iwi ko taranaki toku maunga. I have three brothers and sisters and a stepmother. I have 11 family members.

TUAKANA WORK OVER THE TERMS

TUAKANA WORK OVER THE TERMS on PhotoPeach

MY DIARY BY RAVEN LI

I live in Motueka I have two Brothers and a Sister and a Mum and Dad. I play netball.


Ko Pukitapu te maunga. Ko ngaruroro te awa Ko takitemu me matatuwa oku waka Ko Runanga te pa Ko rawako oku matuwa Ko toku tuakana Ko te tana Ko oku Mama Ko ronoku Papa Ko anau no rira tena koto tena kea pite te ora kia tatokatowa.

THE WHANAU IN ACTION

Potiki in action by Ra on PhotoPeach

1. History of the whanau at Parklands, by Kyla.

The whanau started in 1989. The idea began, in 1988, on a boat which was a rescue vessel for a sailing programme at a Marahau camp. Larry Bailey was the Maori representatve on the Parklands Board of Trustees. With her was Brian Bailey, the then principal of the school. After some talk we agreed to start Maori language and kapahaka. We were very lucky to have Aunty Mere who taught 10 language groups throughout the school. At the end of the year, working with Sue Pryde, the resource teacher of Maori, and who encouraged the concept from the beginning, it was decided to set up a Whanau class.

For full history Click here

2. WHAT THE WHANAU STANDS FOR

Te whānau o Pakarana is a bi-lingual unit that offers education through Te reo me ona tikanga. We are dedicated to quality education for all our tamariki (children) and we plan to suit the individual learning styles of the children. The unit is nurtured in tikanga Māori (customs and protocols) by our Kaiarahireo (leader of the language) Aunty Mere Kingi. Our Whakatoki (proverb) is 'Whaia te iti kahurangi' Strive for excellence.

Tuakana class in Action by Moesha, on Photopeach

Te Whanau o Pakarana in my life by Ra

Kia ora Im Ra. I'm eleven years old. I go to Parklands school and I'm in the Whanau.
My impressions of the Whanau :
A class that takes things seriously but has fun as well. These are some of the people that are in the class: Aunty Mere, Whae Sue, Matua Dean and some of the students are: Piripi, Culainn, Moesha, Selina and Roger.

Best Memories are the EMR trip , pa trip and touch the sea Aquarium
Thanks for your time and I hope you like my presentation.
Na Ra.

Tainui toku waka
Pukekoromeko te Maunga
Maniapoto te iwi
Mangatea te Awa
Ngati Parekaitini te Hapu
Tomotoki te Marae

Aunty Mere and whaea Denise have taught me Te reo Maori. Matua Dean has been my Teacher for 2 years.
I'm the kaia in our Kapahaka group.
I've been in The whanau for 6 years.
Na Moesha

ACTION SONG PRACTICE AT TE AWHINA

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THE TAIAHA and other weapons by Ra

Q: What did the Maori use to make the Taiaha?
A: They used wood, bone, stone and greenstone.

Q: What did the Maori use the Taiaha for?
A: The Maori used it for defending and also attacking.


Q: What is the Taiaha used for today?
A: It is used for performances and special occasions.
OTHER MAORI WEAPONS

Maori Weapons by Ra on PhotoPeach



For the words to the song, click this link

Rakau games, by Moesha

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This video shows: A New Zealand Choir teaching Americans a rakau game.

Tikanga
Tī rākau was viewed not only as a game and useful exercise for young men, but it was also practised by girls. Young women found that its use was beneficial because it made them active, supple and improved their agility for performing kapa haka.

These games consist of the rhythmic throwing and catching of sticks from person to person.

In olden times:

• served as a way of training young warriors to catch enemies' spears in battle.
• the players stood or knelt in a circle
• as the tempo of the chant increased, those who dropped their sticks dropped out of the game
• last person in was the winner
• sticks 3 feet (90 cm) long were used
• was known as tītī touretua in Tūhoe country, and tītī tourea in Northland.
  (tītī to-ure-tua has phallic connotations, ure; penis)
• Ngāti Porou called it poi rākau

In more recent times:

• they have been an entertainment at concerts
• sticks one foot long (30 cm) are used
• players usually sit on the ground facing each other
• but they do stand in the stick dance Hoea te Waka.

Stick game songs are called waiata poi rākau or tītī tōrea. The game and song, "Titi-Torea" can be found on pages 74-77 in Games for Girl Scouts, published by Girl Scouts of the USA.

Another well-known tītī tōrea on this website is Hurihuri

Rakau games on PhotoPeach