Section outline

  • This session we will look at the different events that happen on a marae, the most common is the powhiri, an event on which welcomes visitors on to their marae.

    Achievement Objectives:

    5.3 communicate about past habits and routines;

    WALT(We are learning to)

    Whakarongo 
     • make use of context and familiar language to work out meaning and relationships between things, events, and ideas;

    TuhiTuhi
    • write information on familiar topics in a range of contexts, past and present;


    Success Criteria:

    to be confident in understanding the event the powhiri/whakatau process which happens on the marae.

    Activity:

    The teacher will display an example of each stage in a powhiri. Breaking down each stage and explain the process starting with

     Karanga, wero, whaikorero, waiata tautoko, haka powhiri, kai, hongi.

    I will be showing video examples of the powhiri process and students will identify who's the responsibility for these important roles and what is needed to perform these roles.