It was the first moon after the rising of Matariki that is widely viewed as the starting of the Maori new year. It was a time of plenty; the crops had been stored and tribes were engaged in fishing and birding. - Hapimana Rikihana
After lunch the whanau classes carried on celebrating Matariki by participating in some Maori games, ti rakau, and designing a poster for Maori language week.
On Friday 15th June, most of Nelson Central school celebrated Matariki by having a massive shared kai. Our class and rm15 started the event by welcoming the other participating classes with a haka powhiri. Once this was over it was kai time, and there was lots of kai.
After lunch the whanau classes carried on celebrating Matariki by participating in some Maori games, ti rakau, and designing a poster for Maori language week.
The day was a great success and lots of fun!
