27 March - 2 April

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

• We are PLANNING... so that we can...
• introduce ourselves in te reo māori
• say an appropriate pepeha that connects is to our ancestral homelands
• Present our whakapapa and describe each of our family members in te reo Māori

Tōku Pepeha

Over the next few week you will learn about pepeha. In te ao Māori, your pepeha connects you to your whakapapa and goes all the way back to the creation of the world when the sky father Ranginui and mother earth Papatuānuku were separated to allow light to come into the world. We recognise our mountain, river or ocean,waka, iwi, hapū, and our marae (including wharenui & wharekai). The last thing we acknowledge is ourselves because we as humans were created last.

For non-māori, your pepeha should also take you back to where your ancestors came from and acknowledge the mountain, rivers etc that relate to that place.

You will need to do some research about where your ancestors originally came from so that you can connect to them and their home land.