Today we went to Te Tahawai Marae (The Edgewater Marae). We had a fantastic time learning about the Maori culture and this marae in particular. Charlotte spoke the karanga greeting on behalf of Room 3 and 16. Once we were inside the marae, Tobey spoke the whaikorero and presented the koha on our behalf. Following the powhiri we shared hakari together as is the Maori custom. After we had eaten, Room 16 went to learn more about the Marae and Room 3 learnt about the kowhaiwhai patterns and got a chance to make our own. Then we learnt how to use the pois and sang a song using them. Afterwards we switched places with Room 16 and we got our turn to learn about the Marae and look at and touch the beautiful carvings. We had an excellent afternoon experiencing a Marae.
You can view a video of our afternoon by clicking here, or watching below.
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