karakia

Tuia i runga

Bind above

Tuia i raro

Bind below

Tuia i whao

Bind without

Tuia i roto

Bind within

Tuia te here tangata

Bind together the people

Ka rongo te ao

Plan for the day

Ka rongo te po

By looking to the past

Tihei mauri ora!

Behold the sneeze of life

 

Tikanga work

modern and traditional music in New Zealand 

The modern music in new Zealand is really any type of music but the top 40 songs are mostly pop songs. Although in New Zealand they still do kapa haka which is an avenue for Maori people to express and showcase their heritage and cultural through song and dance.

traditional music in New Zealand usually concludes of voices and sounds of hands and feet being moved to make a sound. Traditional Maori music can also be used for prayers. Not only can it be used to connect with the Maori gods, but also for funerals and ceremonies.

Tangaroa
In Maori mythology, Tangaroa (also Takaroa) is one of the great gods, the god of the sea. He is a son of Ranginui and Papatuanuku, Sky and Earth.In Maori culture the sea is often considered to be the source and foundation of all life.

Manaakitanga

Manaakitanga is a Maori word that loosely translates to 'hospitality' it is central to Maori society and inspires the way that travellers are made to feel welcome when visiting New Zealand. In Maori culture, manaakitanga is a traditional value that is considered to be hugely important.

Tikanga work

modern and traditional music in New Zealand 

The modern music in new Zealand is really any type of music but the top 40 songs are mostly pop songs. Although in New Zealand they still do kapa haka which is an avenue for Maori people to express and showcase their heritage and cultural through song and dance.

traditional music in New Zealand usually concludes of voices and sounds of hands and feet being moved to make a sound. Traditional Maori music can also be used for prayers. Not only can it be used to connect with the Maori gods, but also for funerals and ceremonies.

Tangaroa

In Maori mythology, Tangaroa (also Takaroa) is one of the great gods, the god of the sea. He is a son of Ranginui and Papatuanuku, Sky and Earth.In Maori culture the sea is often considered to be the source and foundation of all life.

Manaakitanga

Manaakitanga is a Maori word that loosely translates to 'hospitality' it is central to Maori society and inspires the way that travellers are made to feel welcome when visiting New Zealand. In Maori culture, manaakitanga is a traditional value that is considered to be hugely important.

Mikonui tramp

At the start of the week, we had our 6th challenge which was the Mikonui tramp the highlight of my trip was definitely jumping off the rock with Kate Grace and Alyssa, the water was soooooo cold it was so cold that I got brain freeze, but even though every time I jumped in I could hardly breathe I kept on doing it. The lowlight of my trip would have to be trying to go to sleep with heaps of spiders because I hate spiders. It was a really great experience going river crossing and being showed how to correctly cross a river, also being showed how to light a fire properly. We also had to sit in the dark alone for 20 minutes and write in our journals or we could just sit there and think about life and that was a little scary but fun. altogether it was a really great experience and I would love to do it again with my family.

The big earthquake

On Monday 14th of November, there was a 7.8 earthquake 15km north - east of Culverden in New Zealand. it was really scary and I can't imagine thinking what it would have been like for the people who live in Kaikoura they were very badly affected by the earthquake. at school today we had a mufti day and we took a gold coin donation for Kaikoura, also my mum has baked lots of food to donate. Hannah, Mya and I also had to take a photo for the newspaper for all the money that we raised. altogether it was a very scary experience and I hope it never happens again.  

Coolest Debate ever !!!

Class Debate #6

This week we had our 6th debate the subject was "trophy hunting is okay," I was on the con team which means I wasn't for it. I think this was the most fun debate so far, mostly because I was on the side that I wanted, and I got to do a crossfire which is always fun. I have learnt so much from debating this year, like how to search scholarly websites and also I have got confident in talking in front of people, and I really hope that they do debating in high school.