SLJ WK 1 Day 4 Activity 1,2 & 3

SLJ - Activity 1: The waiata - A song in your heart

In the past, Māori would often use song as a way of sharing information or communicating emotions.  A waiata is the name given to a traditional Māori song. One of my all-time favourite waiata is Kia Paimarie. What about you?

Use Google to research traditional Māori Waiata. Listen to a number of Waiata and read the lyrics. On your blog tell us which one of the waiata you found you like the most. Why do you like it?

I like Tiaho Mai Ra because the lyrics are really beautiful.

Have a look for yourself, don't you agree?

Tiaho mai rā Te whetu o te ata Kopu i te ao, Pareārau i te pō Ka tu te ao marama he ao hara Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau, Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau, E kore te aroha, E kaupare noa Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau. Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau. Tiaho mai rā Te whetu o te ata Kopu i te ao, Pareārau i te pō Ka tu he o marama he ahara Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau, Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau

Shining over there Is the morning star Venus in the dawn, Saturn in the night The full moon is rising Above a sinful world You rise up there as a sign to me You rise up there as a sign to me... ...that love does not Randomly turn away. Come back to me my darling Come back to me my darling Shining over there Is the morning star Venus in the dawn, Saturn in the night The full moon is rising a Above a sinful world You rise up there as a sign to me You rise up there as a sign to me.

SLJ - Activity 2: Playing games

Hundreds of years ago, young Māori children were taught to play a number of games, including Poi Rakau, Ki O Rahi, Koruru Taonga and Poi Toa. Read about each of these four games on the Rangatahi tu Rangatira website. Have you played any of them before? Isn’t it cool how the games have been passed down for generations?

Choose one game, and on your blog, tell us the (i) name of the game, (ii) the goal or purpose of the game, and (iii) two rules.

You could try playing some of the games with a friend.

Name of game: Poi rakau

Purpose of game: Catch the Stick

Rules: You cannot dig the stick/raku into the ground and you cannot purposely throw the stick away

SLJ - Activty 3: Musical festivals - Matatini

In New Zealand, a huge festival is held every two years, called Te Matatini. This performing arts festival celebrates the tikanga (culture or customs) of Māori. Kapa Haka groups from around New Zealand are invited to attend the festival and each group gives a 25-minute performance. The performances are judged and the best teams win prizes.

The gold medal winning team from this year (2017) was Te Kapa Haka o Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti.

Watch these three clips from previous Te Matatini festivals.

Tamatea Arikinui

Te Iti Kahurangi

Te Puku o Te Ika

On your blog, rank the performances from your favourite (#1) to least favourite (#3) and tell us why you gave them the ranking that you did.

1st: Tamatea Arikinui

I loved this one because the skills that they had with the poi's were amazing.Their voices were like angels.

2nd: Te iti kahurangi

I put Te iti in 2nd place because I liked their outfits.They sang beautifully along with their swaying.

3rd: Te puku o Te ika

I found this one very sad and depressing, which I didn't really like. So that is why I put it in 3rd place. But they did do an amazing job