The Bunny Olympics
Sunday 28 August 2016
The Bunny Olympics
Thursday 18 August 2016
The Dead Lighthouse
The Dead Lighthouse
On a stormy dart twilight evening, the waves were foaming white as they surged and crashed against the lighthouse. The water rippled in the distance and sparkled as it cascaded from the rock base. It was cloudy, chilly and dangerously strong wind. The bottom of the lighthouse was submerged and old from water battering it. Murky and standing alone with sea spray going everywhere it stood tall among the surging waves. The relentless waves never ending. The defiant lighthouse stood proud against the ravaging of time and nature. This beast will never die.
Saturday 6 August 2016
TURANGA WAI WAI - Our Marae Visit
TURANGA WAI WAI - Our Marae Visit
Arriving at 10.30am on Monday, 1 August 2016 we got to Turanga wai wai marae .When we entered through the gates the powhiri had started.The kuia did the karanga and we waited until everyone was seated, one of the locals welcomed us and did their mihi.
Mr Pene, our Southwell representative, replied with his mihi and thanked the locals on our behalf of us and placed a koha on the ground.
This followed with the locals singing a song to us then southwell singing a song to them called ka waita and we then all took part with a handshake and hongi after the songs.
Splitting into groups, we had guides give us a tour of the marae, giving us the history, for example when it was built, who the kings were and all the buildings on site. The Waikato river runs alongside, with spring water supplying the marae. It was interesting to learn about the needle hanging down in the dining hall representing "we are all together". It was very distinctive, with the top of the needle being a carved man and 2 metres long so it stood out. The marae was set up in 1921, for a cost of $5,000 which was still a lot of money back then, as they only earned $5 a day.
After the tour, the group meet together for a lunch of fish and chips before climbing back on the bus for our return to school.
On reflection the trip was interesting although I would have liked to experience a traditional lunch or 'food' that represented maori culture.
Glossary
Hongi - to greet someone. When nose touch each other.
Mihi - a personal speech about yourself, where you come from, family.
Ka Waita - the song.
Marae - home of the king, is a fenced in place with carved buildings and grounds that belong to a particular tribe (iwi), sub tribe (hapū) or family ( whānau).
Powhiri - a welcoming process
Kuia - female elder, who did the karanga.
Karanga - call out/summons - forms part of a powhiri.
Koho - gift.
Arriving at 10.30am on Monday, 1 August 2016 we got to Turanga wai wai marae .When we entered through the gates the powhiri had started.The kuia did the karanga and we waited until everyone was seated, one of the locals welcomed us and did their mihi.
Mr Pene, our Southwell representative, replied with his mihi and thanked the locals on our behalf of us and placed a koha on the ground.
This followed with the locals singing a song to us then southwell singing a song to them called ka waita and we then all took part with a handshake and hongi after the songs.
Splitting into groups, we had guides give us a tour of the marae, giving us the history, for example when it was built, who the kings were and all the buildings on site. The Waikato river runs alongside, with spring water supplying the marae. It was interesting to learn about the needle hanging down in the dining hall representing "we are all together". It was very distinctive, with the top of the needle being a carved man and 2 metres long so it stood out. The marae was set up in 1921, for a cost of $5,000 which was still a lot of money back then, as they only earned $5 a day.
After the tour, the group meet together for a lunch of fish and chips before climbing back on the bus for our return to school.
On reflection the trip was interesting although I would have liked to experience a traditional lunch or 'food' that represented maori culture.
Glossary
Hongi - to greet someone. When nose touch each other.
Mihi - a personal speech about yourself, where you come from, family.
Ka Waita - the song.
Marae - home of the king, is a fenced in place with carved buildings and grounds that belong to a particular tribe (iwi), sub tribe (hapū) or family ( whānau).
Powhiri - a welcoming process
Kuia - female elder, who did the karanga.
Karanga - call out/summons - forms part of a powhiri.
Koho - gift.
Wednesday 3 August 2016
100WC T3W2
As the green sticky smelly cheese got mouldy everyone moved further away from it. One lone brave boy crept forward and touched the cheese. Suddenly the cheese became alive; everyone backed even further away. There was no way to save yourself and the cheese on the boy's finger grew a spot . The spot grew and grew until suddenly his finger fell off. When his finger hit the ground everything around it turned black. Five years later half of the world was infected, black hairy and smelly and there was no cure to stop it.
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