This week Panmure Bridge School had Te Whanau Raukura perform at our school. They're a maori entertainment group that origanally performs at the Auckland Museuem. During their performance they told us about the history and culture of Te Reo Maori. Taiaha, poi and te rakau were former weapons for battle in the maori history. Since there wasn't much objects back then, the Maori people carved wood into weapons and that was called a Taiaha and a Te Rakau. A poi was like an excersiser for the Men before they went into battle to improve there agility and fitness which later became used by women. As the last entertainment the group performed a Haka for us, this was one of my favorite parts.
After the performance one of the performers came to LS2 to teach us a traditional Maori Game. Her name was Bekah. The game she taught us was called Pukana. In a circle on person would do the starting chant which was "Ringa Pakea, Pukana He, Pukana Ha, Pukana, Pukana Pukana" after the last pukana that person would turn and pukana towards someone and the would do it back or pukana to another person.
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