Getting ready for our Matariki morning.

Nga mihi nui kia korua Hemi raua ko Micheline!

Ka noho au

Ki te mata *

o te whenua Tītiro ki te rangi e

Wherokiroki ana mai

A Matariki e-e-e

Matariki naumai rā

Matariki tāpuapua

Matariki ahunga nui

A Matariki e-e-e

Waitī, waitā, waipungarangi

Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi

Ko te mata nui ko Uru-rangi

Duet: He koanga ngākau ka kitea koe

He koanga ngākau ka kitea koe

Roiroi aku kamo i te wai o te iti mo te rahi kua riro ki te po ki te rua nui. Ki te rua o Matariki e-e-e

Waiti, Waita, Waipunarangi, Tupu a nuku, Tupu a rangi.

Ko te mata nui ko Ururangi

He koanga ngakau ka kitea koe

He koanga ngakau ka kitea koe

...Ko…… Mata…….riki……..

Karaka & Rimu Term 2 Newsletter

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TERM 2 NEWSLETTER 2016

Celebrating Matariki - Workshops

Here are some of our new learnings about Matariki celebrations.




By Monty, Nic, Arlo:  
Planning for 20 years in the future - A National Holiday Proposal:
links 
Government 
Pro’s 
Celebrate our heritage 
Notes Queen’s birthday does not have a real purpose. con’s 
We already have a new years holiday We should make a different holiday to celebrate Matariki for the pleiades star cluster appears on a different date each year. 
We doubt it would be a hassle as easter is a holiday that also changes each year
We should share the day if the day ties in 

 Formal request 

Dear Minister, 
 We as citizens of New Zealand believe that we should have a holiday to remember our Maori heritage. This holiday would be to celebrate the seven stars of Matariki and would replace Queen’s Birthday. This is the Maori new year and has a long history behind it; where as Queen’s Birthday does not have as much relevant history. The original history around queen’s birthday was for a long weekend to help new settler families. These are the pro’s of changing the holiday: Celebrating diversity in our cultures which New Zealand is already ahead of the rest of the world in. We will have more knowledge about our Maori history. The holiday will show independence and be more relevant. These are the con’s of changing the holiday: We will forget about what Queen’s birthday means. Some people may not find it relevant to them. Overall we think that we should replace Queen’s birthday with a Matariki festival. This would help our country. It would also show our history to other countries and this would show how we grow.

Kapahaka Waiata

E te Hokowhitu atu kia kaha rā (Kia kaha rā)

Kāti ra te hingahinga ki raro rā (Ki raro rā)

Mana whakaaro kei runga rawa (Kei runga rawa)

He arahi i te ara e tika ai

Whirinaki, whirinaki tatau katoa,

Kia kōtahi rā

Ngā mārae e tu noa nei

Ngā maunge e tu noa nei

Aue ra e tama mā

Te mamae te pouri nui

E patu nei i ahau ina

Kia kotahi ra

Scroll down for the lyrics to the whole song.

E tu e hine e tama Hiia ake ko te matauranga

e anga whakatōmuahia Te haere nei e te aroaro

Ngā maunga teitei, tēnā tukua

Aaaaaaaaaaaa u.

> KIA WHēRā AU, mō taku ora

*Kapohia te kai nei

Ka whangaia,*** e te ao

Mau nei ki taku poho

Pīkaua e au ngā pae māunga

Ngā kino e peehi pea mai i ahau

Māwhititia atu nga whaka-awe-awe

A ō te marama ki ngā wai tai.

Māwhititia atu nga whaka-awe-awe

A ō te marama ki ngā wai tai.

E pari nei

Kia whera au

Mo taku kaha nei

Mo taku ora

Nei ra te ngana ranga-wairua

Mo nga reanga mohoa haere mai nei

Ko te manu kai ana i te miro

Nona te ngahere kia hiwa ra!

Ko tera kai ai i te matauranga

Nona te ao e huri nei

Whaia te ara tukutuku o Poutama

Hei tiki mahunga

Welcome back to Term 2! Haere Mai ki tenei kaupapa! Here's our latest newsletter!

Thanks to all those lovely parent helpers who have already volunteered to join us for the Te Papa Trip for Thursday. All our other inquiry news, trips and plans can be viewed here.  

Just as a taster, here's the waiata we're learning in preparation for our big celebration in week 6.