Kia ora Whanaū.
On Thursday the 14th March Glen Taylor School had a powhiri. First, we welcomed the Maruhiri (visitors) with a Karanga (welcome call). The tangata whenua did a haka powhiri. After the haka powhiri, we heard the whaikõrero. Then we sang our school waiata. Finally we we went back to class and had kai.
- Written collaboratively by Ms Karl’s Literacy group.
Ms Karl’s literacy group wanted to know…
- have you been to a powhiri before?
- How did you feel?
Some of us felt nervous and scared at first but then we felt proud and excited to have been a part of it.
Share your feelings about the powhiri in the comments below. We look forward to reading about your experience.