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Tikanga: Karakia

Tuia i runga

Bind above

Tuia i raro

Bind below

Tuia i whao

Bind without

Tuia i roto

Bind within

Tuia te here tangata

Bind together the people

Ka rongo te ao

Plan for the day

Ka rongo te po

By looking to the past

Tihei mauri ora!

Behold the sneeze of life

Tikanga: Music

Modern VS Moari Music

Modern NZ Music

The modern music in New Zealand is really any type of music but the top 40 songs are mostly pop songs. Although in New Zealand they still do kapa haka which is an avenue for Maori people to express and showcase their heritage and cultural through song and dance. So i guess modern music in New Zealand can be whatever you like and want it to be.

Traditional Maori Music

Traditional Maori music, usually concludes of voices and sounds of hands and feet being moved to make a sound. Maori music and dance was used on battlefields to make peace with other Maori tribes.

Traditional Maori music can also be used for prayers. Not only can it be used to connect with the Maori gods, but also for funerals and ceremonies.

Maori Instruments

One of the pure maori inventions is called a pūtorino. A pūtorino  occurs nowhere else in Polynesia or in the world.

It is a wooden trumpet varying in length from 9 to 20 in. and has an uneven bore, swelling out to the centre and diminishing evenly towards the lower end, where the pipe is quite narrow and either completely closed or has a very small opening.

A purerehua is another traditional instrument crafted by Maoris. Usually made from wood. The purerehua is spun in circles to make awesome sounds.

Not only is the Purerehua used to make beautiful music but also to connect with spirits.

The Purerehua is usually crafted out of bones from past elders or pero meaning dog. The reason these were crafted out if bones was because they usually meant a lot to the families.

One way of keeping their elders alive at heart was to use the bones as when played the sound comes from them, there fore the elder is still making sounds.

Tikanga: Tangaroa The god of Sea

Tangaroa

Tangaro is the son of  Ranginui and brother of  Rongo, Tūmatauenga, Haumia, and Tane

Papatuanuku and the Tangaroa is the god of the sea.  Tangaroa was attacked by his brother  Tawhirimatea (the god of storms.) And so he was forced to live at sea.

The contention between Tangaroa and Tāne, the father of birds, trees, and humans, is an indication that the Māori thought of the ocean and the land as opposed dimensions. When people go out to sea to fish or to travel, they are in are representatives  of Tāne entering the dimension of Tāne's enemy. And so it is important that offerings were are given to Tangaroa before any such adventures.

Amazing Year 8 Challenges!!!

Year 8 Challenge #6 Tramping

On Monday the 21st, I woke up excited and enthusiastic to go tramping at Mikonui flats. Travelling to school felt like it took forever. 

Sleeping in a 4 person tent with 5 people was the most awkward sleep ever. As we were all got crushed, and apparently I was kneeing Hannah's ribcage. And I was also apparently humming in the middle of the night. 

A couple of years ago on a tramp, somebody put what's called "THE STONE" in my teachers pack. "The stone" is a medium weight stone that has been painted green. On the tramp this year I was the unlucky camper. Just before we were about to leave the carpark, Mr S-W came up to me and said "I'm just doing a pack check." I found this a little strange as he had checked nobody else's pack. As we walked to the campsite I thought I felt lopsided in my pack but chose to ignore it. Towards the end of the day, I was unpacking my pack when I came across "THE STONE." I was a little annoyed but mostly surprised he snuck it into my pack. 

One of my favourite parts of the trip would be when I ignored 

the brain freezing water and jumped off a rock. It wasn't that high but it was still nerve-racking to jump off, especially to dive. I was so scared I was going to bellyflop into the water, but apparently, I was graceful and I just slipped into the water.

Another highlight of the tramp would be river crossing. We crossed the Tuke river. It was surprisingly deep, but i had no worries as we crossed in groups. I can't wait for my next challenge!

BRING IT ON!!!

Mad Lib Theatre

This week for writing, my class chose to do mad libs. We started off with a Titanic scene and performed them on the green screen.  I am currently working on a scene from Jurassic Park. Creating Mad libs, don't just improve your Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs etc. But also, your confidence towards stage performances. Mad libs have opened up a wide range of new words to my vocabulary list. In the Titanic scene, I acted as Rose and Emma was John.