My Cultural Kete

 

In our wananga classes, we have been learning about culture. We learned about values, customs and beliefs of different cultures. 

ESOL Hot Potato and Alphabet story.

 In ESOL we played hot potato with words, each of us in one table had a paper. The we had to write a word on the paper and pass it to the next person. Once we were finished, we read it out. The writing didn't make sense though. One of the papers said; "Once I got out my dad is doing a project on it die"

Next we made a story, but there's a catch, every one had to use words in the alphabetical order. My story was not bad, but some of it didn't make sense: As Ben cried, despair eventually faded. George helped Ian. "Just kick like me." Norman objected "Please quit" Rose starts to use vibration, while Xavier yelled "Zebra!".

Today we learnt about the siege of the Kaiapohia Pa. We made a model of the Pa and answered some questions. 

 The Siege of Kaiapohia Pa

When did Maori establish Kaiapohia Pa?

The Pa was built at around 1700 by Tu Rakautahi.

Who was involved in the siege?

Te Rauparaha attacked the Kaiapohia Pa alongside his northern followers.

Why?

The Maori chiefs were involved because they had to fight for their land.

Who was Te Rauparaha?

Te Rauparaha was the war leader of the Ngati Toa tribe.

Where was he from? Why was he so feared?

Te Rauparaha is from the north island. He was feared because his tribe had muskets and they had bad intentions.

What happened to the iwi after the siege?

Once the Ngati Toa won the siege, they went back to their camp at Massacre Hill to celebrate.

What is a Pa?

A Pa is mainly referred to as a fortified Maori village.