Tuhimahorahora

Kia ora tamanui te ra, he tino kopeke i te ata nei, ne! Kei hea nga rau ki te rakau? Kua whakakapi i te hukarere, whakaaro koe he hotoke tena. Engari kei hea nga manu, kei hea te puoro o nga manu? E whiti ana a tamanui te ra, engari kahore nga manu i kite 

Hello Mr. Sun, it's a bit cold this morning aye. Where are the leaves on the trees, they have been replaced with snow, mind you it is winter. But... where are the birds, where is their music, the sun is shining but they are no where to be seen

Tuhituhi Mahorahora

Tuhituhi Mahorahora-Free Writing-

As I wake up, the sun is shining and smile appears on my face.
 I am as ready as can be for my hockey game. 
I have fluffy pancakes and freshly squeezed 
orange juice for breakfast, I have to be fulled so I can 
have lots of energy for my game. I arrive at the soccer 
field and boy it is chilly, the field is icy cold, there are no 
leaves on the trees, the sky is beautiful, the clouds look
like cotton candy and the sun is glamorous. 
I kick the ball around for about 5 minutes and warm up, 
I am no longer chilly. Now the game has started and I am 
ready to go, running after the ball for what feels like forever, I finally catch up and score a goal for my team, Yayyyyy! 
A few goals later we won!!! Probably because of me, but I 
have to stay humble, so I shake their hand for participation
 and I head home for a well deserved nap.

Puriri-Rongoa Maori

This term Nga Rau Rangatira's topic had been based around Rongoa Maori. We are learning all about the different types of rongoa plants. We have learnt a lot of information about rongoa: The types of karakia to do before you pick it, how different types of rongoa plants help, and so many different things to do with rongoa maori

What is rongoa?

Rongoa is a traditional maori medicine made using the native plants of Aotearoa. Such as Kumarahou, Kawakawa, Tupakihi, Tataramoa, Korari/Harakeke and Manuka are the six main (most common) types of rongoa

What is puriri?

  Puriri is an endemic evergreen to New Zealand.

It's scientific name is a Vitex Lucens

A puriri is a forest tree, it has red berries 

and shiny green leaves. A lot of plants in New Zealand 

have white or green flowers. The tubular flowers 

on the puriri look like snapdragon flowers.

Medicinal Properties

Boiled leaves are used to make a drink.

 It is good for treating ulcers and the boiled

 leaves are used to treat strains 

and backache. It is also used internally 

to cure sore throats.

Maori Tense

This week Nga Rau Rangatira learnt how to do tenses, because we are a Maori unit we have done our tense ins te reo. We have done the tenses about what we have learnt this week. Here are my sentences:
Wamua, Past
Kua ako matou te rongoa maori, We learnt about rongoa maori.
I tuhituhi au ki roto i taku pukapuka, I wrote in my book

Watu, Present
Kei te kaukau ratou i roto i te wai, They are swimming in the water
E waiata ana au ki te kura, I am singing to the school

Waheke, Future 
Ka takoro matou te netipaoro, We will play netball
Ka haere korua ki te pamu, You two will go to the farm