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Te Roopu Kapa Haka o Kimihia Reflection
Te Roopu Kapa Haka o Kimihia Reflection
This year was my first year standing in a regional level of kapa haka. The campaign lasted for 3 months and began at the end of term 2. Those who were new like myself and a few others were getting used to the new environment and trying to ease into a Te Reo Māori atmosphere. I was given a warm greeting from the tutors Hora, Piripi and Whaea Manu along with the guitarists.
I found the poi most challenging to learn out of all the items we performed, but with the help of our tutors I eventually managed to achieve learning the poi, just to drop one of them on stage but I picked it up without anyone knowing. I enjoyed singing new waiata with everyone and doing haka with the tāne, I also enjoyed seeing my hard work pay off. I used the other girls that were in the front row as someone to compete with to get myseto lf better and so I could awhi those who were having trouble with any of the items. I also enjoyed the wānanga because it brought the group together more. During the dress rehearsal all the girls were really supportive of me because I didn’t know how to do makeup or anything so they helped. When we got onto the gym floor I thought I was gonna cry because of how scared I was.
We placed third at the Waitaha Secondary School Regional Haka Competitions and are now heading to the National Competition in Nelson, June 2024.
Leah McCallum Simon
The Pounamu Truck
The Pounamu Truck
On the first day of term 2, Year 11-13 Māori Performing Arts students were treated to a day in the pounamu truck. Students chose a piece of pounamu to create their taonga with. Whaea Keri discussed the different designs students could use which were then drawn onto the pounamu ready to start carving.
While some students were carving their piece, others were learning to braid the four plait string where perseverance was the key. After a fantastic day in the pounamu truck each student had carved their own piece of pounamu. Ngā mihi nunui ki a Whaea Keri for sharing your knowledge and skills with us and for giving our students the fantastic opportunity to experience the art of carving pounamu. A massive mihi to Tūhono Tāngata for making their truck available to us and for the pounamu provided to us.
Mānawatia A Matariki - Hui-Ā-Whānau
Mānawatia A Matariki - Hui-Ā-Whānau
In term two we hosted our hui-ā-whānau, which coincided with Matariki this year. This gave whānau the opportunity to come together and enjoy a range of activities. This included goal setting, waiata and some amazing kai. Together we were able to reflect and think about our goals and aspirations for the following year.
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