Marae Noho

All of the Year 5 and 6 students enjoyed a fantastic noho marae experience at Takipu Marae near Te Karaka. The purpose of the noho was so we could experience local marae tikanga and kawa in a real context. The noho also provided the opportunity to build whānaungatanga, responsibility and teamwork skills.

We had a great couple of days. We had a Korero from Matua Antony about Takipu marae, and the kaiako from the Tairāwhiti Museum and Matua Luke from Turanga Health came out as well. We enjoyed learning traditional Māori games and looking at how  the Horouta Waka navigated to Aotearoa in the star dome. We ate lots of amazing food and had a big sleep over in the wharenui. It was a highight of our term.

Have you ever slept at a marae before?