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  • Pepeha

    A pepeha is a way of introducing yourself by naming significant landmarks that your tribe identifies with.

    Te taiao (natural world) is very important to Māori. The maunga, awa and moana provide kai (food) and mark out tribal boundaries. Your pepeha is a way to anchor yourself to the whenua (land).

    In te ao Māori we believe that we are all connected and to make connections with people

    Achievement Objectives:

    1.4 communicate about personal information such as name, parents’ and grandparents’ names, iwi, hapū, mountains, and river, or home town and place of origin

    WALT(We are learning to:

    Tuhinga: Write your pepeha

    Kōrero : say your pepeha off by heart and use generally appropriate pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation.

    Success Criteria:

    Students will be able to share their pepeha to introduce themselves in te reo Māori. This will include their name, names of significant landmarks that are important to the place their ancestors came from.

    TASK: Use the pepeha research template on our Google Classroom to research the place where ONE of your grandparents came from. Write down their pepeha.