Arahura Marae was full of noise with our tamariki/rangatahi around the marae doing their thing during the school holidays. The kotahitanga, manaakitanga and whanaungatanga they have for each other and their marae is such a beautiful thing to watch and be part of.
Just being together was good enough for them, however they had plenty to do at the wānanga their kaiako Shanita Mason, Miriama White, Jamie Whittle and Mahana Coulston planned and organised for them.
Here’s some of what they got up to:
- Traditional Māori games
- Collecting kaimoana – setting of the hīnaki, filleting tuna, cooking of tuna in the smoker
- Tie-dying Whai Rawa t-shirts
- Learning more karakia and waiata
- Kapa haka
- Stone crafting
- Pounamu hunting.
