Te whare wananga o Te Maro

The whare is a spiritual place that people can be one with the earth that is why you take you shoes off so your feet can be with the earth and you take your hat off so your head can be with the sky. The shape of the whare is the shape of a maori chief this is the shape.

At the front of the whare there are 3 carvings of people the one on the top is from takitimu waka Ngati ranginui. The bottom one is from matatua Ngai te rangi and the middle one is ngati pukenga. They are all holding a rope that has all 10 house colours.

Valentine's Day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

The Very First Valentines day Poem

Waitangi Day

They are carrying this banner because of the treaty of Waitangi. They are protesting because some may have disrespected and violated it. Or they feel strong and they think people need reminding about it. The Treaty of Waitangi was made in 1840 and 40 maori chiefs signed it. In the treaty it said that the crown will not steal there land.