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| What the wharenui (sleeping house) looks like from inside. |
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| Jessica and Mikayla making burger patties with Sunset. What a view behind them! |
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| Sunset with a traditional Maori carving that was in the Wharenui. |
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| Sunset chillin by the harbour where the marae is located. |
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| Sunset snuggling up with one of the teachers daughters. |
Sunset at Waipapa Marae
On the 13th and 14th of November we
went to Waipapa Marae in Kawhia for an overnight stay. A marae is a Maori
meeting place for people from that area.
Some of the activities that we did while we were there were
fishing off the Kawhia wharf, digging holes at the hot water beach, historical
walk to where the Tainui Waka is buried, and playing lots of cricket! In the
evening we played spotlight with the adults. It was so much fun!
On the Marae everyone has a specific job to do. These
include setting up and cleaning up the dining hall, cooking, dishes, food
preparation and setting up the bedding in the wharenui (sleeping house).
At the Marae there are loads of beautiful carvings. Each
carving represents a different story or group of people. Everyone sleeps in one
giant room. Too bad if there is a loud snorer! Make sure you wear ear plugs if
you can’t handle listening to snoring.
Waipapa Marae is located next to a beautiful harbour. It was
an amazing view. If you ever come and visit us we will take you there! Sunset
had an amazing experience learning all about Maori culture. Maori culture has
some similarities to Hawaiian culture (we think).
That is so cool. Swampy musta had great time! The carvy is cool. Are they monkeys? What is cricket? From Grace at sunset view school
ReplyDeleteYou guys are lucky you get to make your own patties! we don't get to here well at least i don't.
ReplyDeleteJane :] :D
That sounds like yo had fun! What job did you have.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had a fun time with swampy. I was wondering how long you stayed at the Waipapa Marae?
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Ella
That looked really fun. I'm sure sunset had a great time at Waipapa Marae. Is cricket fun to play? How many people can fit in the room that you all sleep in.
ReplyDeleteFrom Corbin in Sn Diego B2
That's funny tat the teacher's daughter was sleeping with Sunset. Ha Ha Ha, it makes me think about me sleeping with Swampy.
ReplyDeleteFrom Cannon in San Diego
Hi!!
ReplyDeleteI would really want to go to a sleeping house like that!! What is cricket??? What is Spotlight??
Abby
San Diego
California
That sounds like a fun trip! How do you play cricket? Did you catch any fish when you went fishing at the Kawhia wharf?
ReplyDeleteYour friend from San Diego, Molly
Hi I Am Shane and I need to ask a questions about Waipapa Marae. Is it kind of like a holiday thing in your area? That is the only thing I need to know. By
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. Drury,
ReplyDeleteThat sounds fun. What is cricket?
New Zealand must be very very beautiful from the way you described it. Do you live by the hill TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEAPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU?
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Joe B2 San Diego
Hi! I think that is awesome. what is spotlight? I now want to go to waipapa marae because it sounds so cool.I hope you had a fun time
ReplyDeletelove, Lauren in San Diego
Hi! How was Kawhia? Was it fun? How do you play cricket? I've never heard of it, nor spotlight. How do you play spotlight? I'll bet it was really fun. I hope the game cricket does not really involve crickets, right? Did you o anything else? Was it fun? Were there any other kids? Or were you all alone being a kid? Was playing with the adults kind of embarrassing? If I were the only kid and there were only other adults, I would feel kind of weird.
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