Thursday, 7 March 2019

The Whrenui

Wharenui


Koruru/head  raparapa/hands  tahuha/spine poutokomanawa/heart
 heke/ribs.


A wharenui  represent an important ancestor it’s like a book. On top of the
wharenui is a koruru/head. On the back of the wharenui is some pictures of
people that have passed away that were important.  Head/ koruru is a carved
head. The marae is a carved place.The marae is like a history book. On the
side of the marae are the are the arms. The arms are called raparapa. There
are the hands which are called the raparapa. Inside there is the heart.  The
heart is called poutokomanawa. There are ribs inside the marae. They are
called heke.



The marae is important for the maori  because it’s like a another house for
anyone. They do a powhiri if it’s your first time.You can have birthdays there
and  weddings. Sometimes they have meeting there. In the winter people
that are homeless get to stay a the marae for a couple of nights in Auckland.


1 comment:

  1. Tēnā koe Ayah. Well done for using your writing and drawing skills to share your learning about marae and wharenui. It was good to see you organised your writing into two parts: one part about the structure of the building and one part about what might happen there.

    You needed a lot of support to complete this writing so your next step is to work on planning your work carefully so you know what to write about. We also need to work on writing paragraphs rather than just listing facts.

    Great to see you have learnt a lot about wharenui. Well done.

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