Kupe and his Travels

Kupe and his Travels

One day there was a great warrior called Kupe while on his long journey he noticed a long white cloud they kept going towards it he sailed until he came across land which he named Aotearoa it was beautiful and the trees where so big and the land lush with greenery.

Kupe was traveling to defeat the huge dangerous wheke/Kraken. To confuse the wheke he threw calabashes into the sea in which the wheke rose from the depths of the ocean to kill and eat what he thought were dead bodies. As the wheke rose to the top Kupe lashed out with a patu and struck a blow to his head. While he was out fighting his daughters thought that he had been killed so they went into mourning buy slashing their chest. The rocks turned red because they were stained with their Blood which Kupe named Pari Whero in remembrance of the love that his daughters had for him.They were so surprised and filled with joy when they saw their dad.

Kupe then off to sail the other side of the South island but first he named two small islands after his daughters Matiu and Makaro which is called Somes island and Ward island.

Along his travels around the other side of the South Island he came across a river and decided to name it Wanganui river. In the river there was a white gleaming stone that they never have seen before and he named that stone poumanu which in turn was a greenstone. It was time to leave to go back to his homeland Kupe one day was going to make a waka for his people back in Hawaiki so as they could come back to this beautiful land of lush greenery and live there. As soon Kupe arrived back in his homeland the people were full of question about his adventure.

Ra Maumahara

Rā Maumahara

Like this women she helped her husband and he was in a wheelchair. And she lost her own life. I am feeling happy but at the sametime I am happy because the people that have passed away are in heaven.    

 I am sad because the person that killed the 50 people didn’t have love. My message is that the people that have passed away i just wanna say that they have left you beautiful memories and they will always be in your heart.     

This page is in the remembrance of all those who have passed away in the tragic events in christchurch. This is based on a real story that happened in New Zealand. Something happened on 15.03.19 there where 3 men and 1 women they killed 50 people in christchurch even little kids like a 4 yr old boy. 
People have sacrificed their lives for there loved ones because they loved them very very much. 

all about me 2019

      (Kia ora) ko Azaleigha tōku ingoa

I go to Tāmaki Primary Kura and I am 9 years old.  My culture is Māori and Pākeha. My classroom name is Te puna wairua. In my family I have my Māmā, Pāpā, three brothers and one sister.  As a learner I find some of my work hard and some of it easy at the same time.  I am good at running  and I enjoy music.  My learning challenge is Maths.  My goal for this year is to learn Māori fluently.I’m looking forward to be learning Māori.  I’m achieved in learning Māori little by little. Māori helps me because I can use them to tell my family the words i have learnt from school.