SLJ Week 1 Day 4

Day 4: Hitting a High Note…

Activity 1: The Waiata - A Song in Your Heart

In the past, Māori would often use song as a way of sharing information

or communicating emotions. A waiata is the name given to a traditional

Māori song. One of my all-time favourite waiata is Kia Paimarie. What

about you?

Use Google to research traditional Māori Waiata. Listen to a number

of Waiata and read the lyrics. On your blog tell us which one of the

waiata you found you like the most. Why do you like it?

The best waiata for me that I picked throughout watching some videos of

waiata, is Purea Nei Which is a lovely song. It’s a song how you have

to repeat someone when they say the first line of that music, like this one Here.