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Monday, 23 March 2015

Our Visit to Te Hana Marae





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.
This is us going into the men's house in the village. They used this for meetings.


Here we are standing around the camp fire in the women's village.


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.


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

This is us waving, we went with Room 18
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19 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 March 2015 at 21:37

    i liked the trip but it took a long time
    leo

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  2. Anonymous23 March 2015 at 21:43

    I believe kids liked the trip! I think they got a good experience about Maori culture. by Leo's mum Nancy

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  3. Anonymous24 March 2015 at 10:35

    Looks as if you all had a good time.This is an excellent way to keep in touch with school activities.
    Sam's nanny in Wales.

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    1. Mrs Wotton25 March 2015 at 00:57

      I am glad you are enjoying reading about our class. Thank you for posting on our blog

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  4. Anonymous24 March 2015 at 15:21

    This looks awesome! So interesting. It's really good to be able to see some of the photos here on room 17s blog. Looks like they all had a great time. Ashton really enjoyed the trip.
    By Ashton's mum Melissa :)

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  5. Anonymous24 March 2015 at 19:25

    its was really fun I liked the cool houses

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  6. Anonymous24 March 2015 at 22:53

    It was my first time I've been in Silverdale,Orewa,Puhoi,Warkworth and Wellsford.

    By Hayden

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  7. Mrs Wotton25 March 2015 at 00:56

    It was an amazing experience and we all got so much out of it.

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  8. Anonymous25 March 2015 at 16:35

    Yes I agree Mrs Wotton Sammy

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  9. Anonymous26 March 2015 at 11:55

    I love hearing the story about Princess Te Hana!!!!!


    by Hajoo

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  10. Anonymous27 March 2015 at 17:16

    Going to the marae was extremely fun!, loved it. Emily

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  11. Anonymous27 March 2015 at 17:17

    Lovely photos! Emily's Dad

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  12. Anonymous27 March 2015 at 17:19

    The bus drive was really long!. Emily xxx

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  13. Anonymous30 March 2015 at 00:35

    Photo's looks cool, hope you all had fun :) Anrico's mum

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  14. Unknown30 March 2015 at 00:40

    I loved to see those pictures.
    I'm sure was a amazing experience for my son.
    Murilo's mom

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  15. Mrs Wotton30 March 2015 at 16:19

    I loved the story about princess Te Hana Sammy

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  16. Unknown31 March 2015 at 01:02

    Looks like an amazing time.

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  17. Anonymous1 April 2015 at 00:08

    Just saying, I didn't really get a 2nd turn doing the hongi.

    By Hayden

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  18. Anonymous21 April 2015 at 23:34

    I liked going to gym/Raymond

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