Yesterday (14/2/24) at school we did Ash Wednesday mass at school and welcomed the new students who started this year. The kapahaka people performed a haka (Tahu Potiki, Maraka, Maraka) it was a long mass but half way in everyone got an Ash cross on our forehead.
Do you know any haka?
For the past week we have been learning about Waitangi day, Here are three facts about Waitangi Day
The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed 6-February 1840.
500 Maori chiefs signed the treaty by the end of 1840.
Waitangi Day became a national public holiday in 1974.
This is some facts about the Christchurch history
This learning was fun but was annoying because before I finished my work we left for morning tea but it was very good otherwise.
What do you know anything about Waitangi day?