Powhiri Process

Before we went to stay at the marae, we learnt about the powhiri process. Here is the presentation I did with Sasha to show my learning about powhiri.

Kia ora, Ko Mackenzie toku ingoa  

Kia ora, ko Sasha toku ingoa.   

Click here if you want to hear us explaining the powhiri process

Today we are going to be explaining the Powhiri process.

First if you are lucky enough you get a wero and if you are a very import person like the queen you will usually  have a wero.

A wero is a challenge for the hosts to see if the visitors come in peace. The hosts normally send out their best or fastest warrior. The warrior will put a stick or a branch down on the ground and if you pick it up and walk backwards it means you come in peace so the warrior runs back to tell his tribe and if you pick the stick up and turn your back it means you don’t come in peace.

After a wero there is a karanga. A karanga is a call of welcome. The karanga is usually done by an elder woman. A karanga lets visitors know they are allowed to come onto the Marae. A karanga is also a time to remember those that have past away.

After the karanga there is the whaikōrero.The whaikōrero is done by the men, both the hosts and visitors do the whaikōrero. The whaikōrero honours the dead and welcomes the guests and sometimes they also debate many issues.

After the whaikorero there is a koha given. A koha is a gift usually given by the visitors speaker. The gift is usually some money to help keep the marae running.     

After the Koha there is a waiata. After each man from the hosts and visitors do their speech their people sing a waiata. The waiata is usually started by the women.

After the waiata everyone lines up and it’s hongi time!!!!

This means you share the breath of life. It also lifts the tapu. The hongi is when you touch noses.

Once everyone has lined up and hongid. You have kai. The hosts make kai to welcome everybody and to lift the tapu which means once you have eaten kai the powhiri process has ended.

After the kai it is the poroporoaki. At the end of your stay everybody gathers in the wharenui again. That means that anybody can get up and say something. Like what they liked, how they felt and they thank the hosts. Sometimes some people sing waiata.

That is the end of the Powhiri process.

           Bye!

Recount On Marae Trip

Here is my recount about our trip to the Marae at Arhura.

This is a piece of writing that retells and evaluates (what you think) events or experiences.

Title A brief name for the experience or event.	Arahura Marae.
Orientation Tells when and where the event began and who was there.	Last week on Thursday, the senior school went to the Arahura Marae to learn about the marae experience. We left to go to the Marae at 9:30am. We traveled in parents cars down to the Arahura Marae. The Arahura Marae is near the Arahura river. I was feeling nervous and excited because I had never been to a marae before.
Sequence of events Tells the events in the order they happened. You need to have a minimum of 3-4 events. Remember one topic per paragraph.  Your paragraph should have an introductory sentence use a time sequence word/phrase and then detail.	First, when we got to the marae we left all our bags and sleeping bags in the cars or vans for the powhiri. Then we went and stood behind Miss Ireland at the entrance of the Marae grounds. Next the two ladies from the marae did  the karanga, welcoming us onto the marae. Before we were allowed in the marae we had to put our shoes in neat lines. Once everyone had put their shoes in neat lines we went inside. Once everyone was ready the men did a whaikōrero. Our speaker for the whaikorero was Emille. After Emille had spoken we got up sang a waiata. When I first went into the wharenui I thought Wow! Because it looked really cool and it looked more like a modern marae more than a traditional marae. On the roof of the marae was these LED lights that changed colour slowly. There was carvings that were all really cool and pretty carvings on the walls. After, the powhiri we had morning tea which meant that the powhiri had ended. We had mince pies, potato top pies, sausage rolls and some bread it was delicious. The dining room had three long tables to sit at they were very nice. Later, we walked down the big hill and walked down to the river. While we were at the river we were looking for pounamu. Four people found real pounamu. Emily in room one found a rare piece of pounamu and she got to keep it.Some other people found pounamu but they weren’t allowed to keep it because they were too big. Soon it was time to go so we walked until we reached a little river and we found a shallow part and we had to take our shoes off so they didn’t get wet. The bottom of the river felt all slippery under my feet because there was slime on the rocks! On the way back from the beach I almost fell over because I stepped on a really slimy bit. Once we got across the river we came onto the beach. We had to try and find some rubbish but it was very hard. Then we got to sit down and eat some cookies. After we finished our cookies we had a competition on who could make the best taniwha.Since there was so many of us we were in groups. I was in a group with Sasha, Milan, Rebekah, Dakota and Grace. Our taniwha didn’t win any prizes because we didn’t come 1st, 2nd or third. We made our taniwha by using bits of wood and huge sticks and we ended up making a museum about our taniwha. We also made an entrance. It was fun and I really enjoyed it. Once the actives were over we went into the courtyard and we got to roast 2  marshmallows at a time, over a fire and once we cooked them we got two biscuits and put them in between the biscuits and made smores. While everybody was getting eating their smores we sang some waiata. I really liked the smores. The waiata sounded nice and relaxing. At 5:00 in the morning the birds were chirping so they woke us up.  But first a phone rang two times really loud and nobody answered it!! We  weren’t allowed to get up until 6:30. Once we got up we had to get dressed into our uniform and then while we were waiting for breakfast we played some games. Me, Dakota,Sasha and Grace played uno.
Personal Comment/Ending Tells how the experience/event ended and some thoughts you may have about it.	I really enjoyed going to the marae because it was a great experience. I would definitely do it again. My favourite part was hanging out with my friends.