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  • Ko wai au me tōku whānau?

    This week we will begin learning a simple mihi to introduce ourselves and learn new vocabulary to describe our family members. We will also research our whakapapa in order to learn a true pepeha.

    Research Task: Research the following:

    Non-Māori students

    Research the place where one of your ancestors come from (e.g. India, South Africa, Samoa, China, etc)

    Write down the name of the person who came from this place and who they are (grandmother, grandfather etc)

    • Name the country, city, town or village they came from.
    • Find out some information about this place and write a description of it. It may include:
    • Geographical features
    • Name of nearest mountain, river or sea to this town or village.
    • Famous landmarks

    Māori Students

    Find out your iwi and if possible name of your marae or even the pepeha for that marae.