On Friday, we took all of the children down to Onekawa school, to watch their Kapa Haka group perform. And what a performance it was.! The children sat nice and quiet on the mats and 'grandstand' as the kapa haka group filed into the hall. The girls all had matching red dresses on, and the boys had red skirts. All of the children had painted moko on their faces, and the girls had poi tucked into their dress. All of songs were sung in te reo; loud and confident with great pronouncation. After a couple of songs, the girls stepped aside, allowing a gap for the boys to walk forward to the front and perfrom the haka. They sung 'ka mate, ka mate', with big powerful voices. Our children watched with such concentration! It was a great experience for our children. Not only to visit Onekawa school, but to see a bi-cultural experience, and there's nothing like a local kapa haka group singing waiata, using poi and doing the haka!
Ainslee
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