Today I'm going to be telling you about my amazing trip to town! I learned tons about my culture, kowhaiwhai patterns and hidden things about my culture that you would never think of. For example, the concrete path in the Margaret Mahy Playground has a Māori song etched into, telling the tale of when the Māori culture found New Zealand.
Yesterday the Tumu hub went on an awesome trip around town, where we learned about kowhaiwhai patterns etched into the places we would never think they would set place. We had fun at Victoria Square, finding interesting patterns etched into statues, stone benches, a waka facing up and even a large, pointing rock. There were also two amazing fountains that astonishingly light when the moon blacks out the skies. And it´s amazing how much artistry and hard work goes into creating these amazing and wonderful kowhaiwhai etchings.
My favourite part of the trip was paddling our way with the waka around the majestic Avon River, because it was very fun using Maori words to keep the balance of the pattern-etched boat.
Something I learnt was in the Margaret Mahy Family Playground (or Takaro a Poi), a song was carved into a long concrete pathway following around the park, the song telling how the Maori people found New Zealand.
The thing I found the most interesting was the hidden kowhaiwhai patterns all around parts of Town. I especially found the mats interesting because they were originally weavings, and also because the bricks were placed diagonally, making the whole idea very creative.
This trip has helped me with my PBL because it helped me learn about our Maori culture and iwi, helping because our PBL question relates to our turangawaewae (or a place to stand). I could use the knowledge I have to help me with any future .
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ReplyDeleteHi Gus, Your work is very impressive, there is lot of writing! I don't have any Māori culture to tell you about but maybe you can go to the museum, there are lots of Māori things there!
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