SLJ Week 1 Day 4

Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals – Matatini

In New Zealand, a huge festival is held every two years, called Te Matatini.

This performing arts festival celebrates the tikanga (culture or customs) of

Māori. Kapa Haka groups from around New Zealand are invited to attend the

festival and each group gives a 25-minute performance. The performances are

judged and the best teams win prizes.

The gold medal winning team from this year (2017) was Te Kapa Haka o Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti.

Watch these three clips from previous Te Matatini festivals.

Tamatea Arikinui

Te Iti Kahurangi

Te Puku o Te Ika

1. Tamatea Arikinui - Rank - 9 and a half /10 - The reason why this is in first
place is because while there singing the girls are dancing and the boys a moving
side to die like the wave. All of them are singing together.

2. Te Puku o Te Ika - Rank - 9/10 - The reason why this is in second place is because
they sing with pride and someone has past away :(

3. Te Iti Kahurangi - Rank - 7/10 - The reason why this is last is not because I don't like
it but the first and second placers were kind of better. But this is very good.

BONUS POINTS: 6

SLJ Week 1 Day 4

Activity 2: Playing Games

Hundreds of years ago, young Māori children were taught to play a number

of games, including Poi Rakau, Ki O Rahi, Koruru Taonga and Poi Toa.

Read about each of these four games on the Rangatahi tu Rangatira website.

Have you played any of them before? Isn’t it cool how the games

have been passed down for generations?

That is just the best thing, passing games from generation to generation.

Choose one game, and on your blog, tell us the (i) name of the game,

(ii) the goal or purpose of the game, and (iii) two rules.

The game I pick is Poi Rakau. The goal of the game is to keep the sticks

up without it touching or hitting the floor. You can just click his to watch Poi Rakau.

First rule: Must leave the stick standing up

Second rule: No pushing throwing the stick to the floor.

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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.