Marae Trip Recount

My Marae Trip

My heart leaped as  I tingled with excitement . We marched down to the hall with our bags and packed with our delicious lunch. We got serious, when the principal told us the rules on a marae. Before we left, our Principal gave Arapeta and Khylie a good luck taonga (necklace). Then we walked to the bus chattering our mouths off.  While we drove to the marae  we had the gorgeous Ms Hansell.  Finally we made it to the marae.


For me I was asking myself too many questions so I  snapped at myself saying  “be quiet.” I listened to the kaumatua as he told us the history about the marae . The story I remember was when he told us that when Queen Elizabeth was coming to visit New Zealand,  the government came to the Orakei marae.  Do you know the Okahu bay park? There used to be a village there, but the government came and bashed the houses down and booted the people up the hill to live in the houses they built.  I thought it was quite sad. I felt so sorry. I was wondering did they tell them they were going to boot, them up the hill?  Or did they just do it with out telling them?

Next we had morning tea. The only thing I thought of saying was .’Eat your life out.” Because we’re going back to learn how to use a poi and the boys are learning how to do a haka. The best part for the girls was that some of the girls got the long red poi. When we were finished doing our poi part, it was time for the other crew to do their part .which was when they had to do the actions.  Then it was time to do the storming sticks.

After a long time of practicing our beautiful items, we had to go eat our yummy lunch.  Some people were buzzing like bees about what we had learnt in our items and it sounded to me that people were ready to show off their Maori poi skills. we strolled  back to the marae.  We were handed our poi for our item.  The girls started off with their item. I felt nervous. So nervous, I wanted to let out a scream!  We performed perfectly.  Then it was time  for the boys to do their haka. I was shocked at how they performed. I mean like I almost felt the ground shake their voices were as loud as thunder.

When we finished we lined up and walked with red faces as red as a tomato.  Then we sat inside the whare kai and sang some songs and then we ran to the bus silent as silent as mice.  Then we travelled home.  When we travelled home, I learnt so much I couldn't remember the last thing to write.  It was the best day ever .

It was the first time I had ever set foot  on an amazing marae. I would like to say thank you to Whaea Celeste and William the kaumatua.  They both put all their effort and strength into the powhiri and to teach us new things. Thank you very much for  teaching me a new thing.  You are the best.  The one thing I really remember from being on the marae was how we got welcomed in a traditional maori way.

This is Me

I am Mavis and I like my netbook because it gives us better education and it is better than having a pencil to write with and then it breaks. It will make it faster for us to type something on the computer instead of waiting for a turn. It will be better for us to learn and it will give us more facts for us to learn.