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When we got to the village we started to look around. We got to look at the Marae which was different to the other one. Mike showed us a weapon they used in the olden days. It was called a spear.
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This is us going into the men's house in the village. They used this for meetings.
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Here we are standing around the camp fire in the women's village.
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This is were we got to listen to a legend that Mike told us. It was about princess Te Hana and a warrior who found love and this is the carving of them.
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I went to the Marae. At the end of the visit we did a hongi. I did not want to do it but I wanted to show respect so I did. It was fun. By Seulgi
I did the hongi. I was a bit scared to do it at first but it was nice to have the experience and go home and tell my family I did it. By Kiara
It felt weird to touch noses with a man at first but l actually liked it so much that l even got a second turn. Awesome! by Hayden
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This is us waving, we went with Room 18