Marae

                                                                      Marae

As we arrived a man called Greg greeted us as we were strolling to the gate, he told us to be quiet, so a hush fell over us. I wonder how they carve the statues? Finally we were karangaed on, we slowly shuffled through the door we had to do something called a hongi* 

Through the day we learnt about Maori culture, also we split into groups for activities such as flax weaving and learning legends. 

This is what I had learnt:

1. Maori don't pronounce the 'h'

2. Moari only have 16 letters in the alphabet

3. Whakahururangi (the Marae) is the first Marae between Mt Taranaki and Mt Tongario!

I had an enjoyable and incredible day.

* A hongi is a Maori way to welcome visitors.