NOHO MARAE
On Tuesday the 5th of March Room One and Room Eight went to Arahura Marae for an overnight
trip. When we got to the marae we had the powhiri. The powhiri process is when you are welcomed
onto a marae or a sacred area. I had been to the marae before. After the powhiri process we went
to the wharekai to have morning tea. A wharekai is a place where you eat. For morning tea we had
red velvet cake and savouries.
trip. When we got to the marae we had the powhiri. The powhiri process is when you are welcomed
onto a marae or a sacred area. I had been to the marae before. After the powhiri process we went
to the wharekai to have morning tea. A wharekai is a place where you eat. For morning tea we had
red velvet cake and savouries.
After everyone had eaten we all went back into the wharenui. In the wharenui everyone stood up and
shared their mihi. When everyone had shared their mihi we budded up and did our activity books.
In our activity books it asked us to do things like draw a birds eye view of the marae and sketch
some carvings outside. Later in the day everyone went down to the river to look for pounamu. A
few people found some but not many. After about 45 minutes of searching we all went down to the
beach to do a sculpture building contest. The sculpture had to do something with the legend of
Poutini and Waitaiki. My group made a waka out of sand and stones.
shared their mihi. When everyone had shared their mihi we budded up and did our activity books.
In our activity books it asked us to do things like draw a birds eye view of the marae and sketch
some carvings outside. Later in the day everyone went down to the river to look for pounamu. A
few people found some but not many. After about 45 minutes of searching we all went down to the
beach to do a sculpture building contest. The sculpture had to do something with the legend of
Poutini and Waitaiki. My group made a waka out of sand and stones.
After the sculptures were done we walked back to the marae and went into the wharekai and had a
snack. Then we went into the wharenui to listen to the stories about the pou. We split into three
groups and each group got to choose a pou and listen to its story. When we had finished listening
to the stories of the pou we had dinner in the wharekai. After dinner we had evening activities.
First I did weaving then Ki-O Rahi (Ki-O-Rahi is a maori game they used to play to train warriors).
It was dark when we played Ki-O-Rahi so it was hard to see the ball.
snack. Then we went into the wharenui to listen to the stories about the pou. We split into three
groups and each group got to choose a pou and listen to its story. When we had finished listening
to the stories of the pou we had dinner in the wharekai. After dinner we had evening activities.
First I did weaving then Ki-O Rahi (Ki-O-Rahi is a maori game they used to play to train warriors).
It was dark when we played Ki-O-Rahi so it was hard to see the ball.
When everything was packed up we went to bed. It was about 10pm. It was hard to get to sleep
because everyone was talking but I eventually got sleep. When we got up we packed up the
mattresses and then had breakfast. When breakfast was done and everything had been cleaned
we got in cars and drove to Lake Mahinapua to do a walk and talk about the war that had happened
there years ago.
because everyone was talking but I eventually got sleep. When we got up we packed up the
mattresses and then had breakfast. When breakfast was done and everything had been cleaned
we got in cars and drove to Lake Mahinapua to do a walk and talk about the war that had happened
there years ago.
We walked from the start to the edge of Lake Mahinapua. It was a bit misty and there were some
sandflies. When we got the the lake it was covered in mist. On the way back to the cars we had
some morning tea. After everyone had eaten we walked back to the cars and drove back to school.
sandflies. When we got the the lake it was covered in mist. On the way back to the cars we had
some morning tea. After everyone had eaten we walked back to the cars and drove back to school.
I thought that the marae trip was fun and exciting.
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