On the 28th of September we headed to Rotorua to participate in the Kura Reo that was held at the Waiariki polytech marae, Ihenga. This wananga was one week long, one week full of learning from 8am right up until 5pm which was for me a very very long Day.
We learnt from the best for example Te Waihoroi Shortland, Scotty Morrison, and then Kuia from different areas like Materoa Haenga of Ngati Porou and Hiria Tomoana of Tuhoe.
I tell ya what they were awesome the hole lot of the kaiako i have not heard Reo being spoken like that for a very long time. We had two classes a day, for three days our last day was the last class for the week after our last class we had a whakamatautau for one of our classes which was also a lead up to our Hakari, our feast to end the wananga on a good note. And it was we had a lovely kai with seafood and everything it was mean Maori mean.
The last night they had organised a social for all of those that attended and whanau so we all went and had a good night out. And slept all the way home.
We learnt from the best for example Te Waihoroi Shortland, Scotty Morrison, and then Kuia from different areas like Materoa Haenga of Ngati Porou and Hiria Tomoana of Tuhoe.
I tell ya what they were awesome the hole lot of the kaiako i have not heard Reo being spoken like that for a very long time. We had two classes a day, for three days our last day was the last class for the week after our last class we had a whakamatautau for one of our classes which was also a lead up to our Hakari, our feast to end the wananga on a good note. And it was we had a lovely kai with seafood and everything it was mean Maori mean.
The last night they had organised a social for all of those that attended and whanau so we all went and had a good night out. And slept all the way home.
It was a cool az week but i was just a little bit home sick the whole time we were there. But in saying that i went i did my mahi i learnt some new things then i came home to the ones i missed and i am now hoha with again.Just wanna say a big thank you to all those kaiako that i think picked my Reo up just that little bit more and then to our teachers that made the whole trip possible for us all.