Haua Roa: Matariki 2014@APS

HauaRoaMatariki2014 - Video Maker

Last term Auroa School Celebrated Matariki, the Maori New Year. All the of Whanau groups did an activity. My Whanu, Haua Roa made fried bread (called paraoa parai). We got to make it, fry it and learn about how to make it, and how it tastes. We made enough to give it to all the school a piece overall. It was a fun day and the fried bread turned out good, the fried bread tasted yum.

Matariki@APS 2014 - Hinengakau

HinengakauMatariki2014 - Video Maker

Last term Auroa School celebrated Matariki, the Maori New Year of the Seven Sisters. My Whanau, Hinengakau, made instruments that were made out of card and string. It was an instrument called a purerehuia. The trick to this instrument is that you swing it really fast. It can also attract Moths and lizards. It was fun learning about this instrument and showing how it works to the school. This video was created about the process by Tamara from Room Two.

Tamaras Purerehuia Video from Myles Webb on Vimeo.

Auroa Primary School Kapa Haka Matariki Performance

As part of our Matariki (Maori New Year) Celebrations at Auroa Primary School, the Auroa Primary School Kapa Haka Group performed several items at our special assembly to celebrate Matariki. The students in the assembly are in our students Whanau Colours: Auroa (Red), Haua Roa (Yellow), Haua Piko (Green) and Hinengakau (Blue). The Kapa Haka group is being led by Mr Tai. Filmed on Friday 4th July 2014.
Matariki 2014 - He Honore from Myles Webb on Vimeo.