Year: 2023

Te Kapa Puāwai- Ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka

In Wga we went to kiwi kids news and looking for an article. The article that I choose was Te Kapa Puāwai won the Primary School Kapahaka Competition. 

Maori Translation:

Ko Te Kapa Puāwai, nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi i Tāmakimakaurau, te toa whakaihuwaka o te whakataetae kapa haka kura tuatahi o te motu, e kīia nei ko Te Mana Kuratahi.

E hia nei marama rātou e whakaharatau ana, ka haere ēnei kapa haka nō ngā kura tuatahi ki Whakatū ki reira haka ai mō ētahi 25 meneti i Te Mana Kuratahi. E 45 ngā kapa i tēnei whakataetae, ā, i riro i Te Kapa Haka o Te Pūwhāriki te tuarua, ko Ngā Taiohi te tuatoru.

Hei tā Sonny Alesana, nō Te Tauihu o te Waka, kua hia nei tau ēnei tamariki e mahi kapa haka ana. E pūhaehae ana ia nā te mea kāore i pēnei te nui o ngā kaiako kapa haka nōna e taiohi ana. Hei tā Alesana, me nui kē ake ngā kaiako hei tautoko i te whānui haeretanga o ngā mahi kapa haka puta noa i ngā rohe o Aotearoa.

He tuatahitanga tēnei, te hautū a Whakatū i Te Mana Kuratahi, ā, wanawana ake nei! Ā te tau e tū mai nei, ka riro mā rātou te whakataetae mā ngā kura tuarua, ā, hei te tau 2027, mā rātou Te Matatini. Ko Te Matatini te whakataetae kapa haka nui katoa i Aotearoa.

E tūmanako ana a Alesana kāore ngā kapa i aro kau noa ki te wikitōriatanga, engari kē ia i ako hoki mō te rohe mā ngā waiata i ākona e rātou. Ka mau te wehi!

English Translation:

Te Kapa Puāwai from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi in Auckland were crowned the champions of the national primary school kapa haka competition called Te Mana Kuratahi.

After months of practice, primary school haka groups travelled to Nelson to perform for 25 minutes for Te Mana Kuratahi. There were 45 teams at the event, and Te Kapa Haka o Te Pūwhāriki got second place, with Ngā Taiohi in third.

Sonny Alesana, from Te Tauihu Māori Cultural Council, said tamariki have been doing kapa haka for years. He’s a bit jealous because when he was their age, there weren’t as many kapa haka tutors. Alesana thinks they need more tutors to help kapa haka grow even more in the region and in Aotearoa.

This was the first time Nelson hosted Te Mana Kuratahi, and it was awesome! Next year, they’ll have the secondary school’s competition, and in 2027, they’ll host Te Matatini. Te Matatini is the biggest national kapa haka competition in Aotearoa. Alesana hopes the teams didn’t just focus on winning but also learned about the region through the waiata that they learned. Sounds like a blast!

Questions:

1. What was the key event from the news article? The key event was Te Kapa Puāwai winning The Primary School Kapahaka Competition. 

2. Write down three new Māori words you learnt from this article. Tauihu, whakataetae, haretanga. 

3. Where and when did this event take place? It was in Nelson, 30 or October- 2 of November.

5. Write down 3 Māori words you read in this article that you know the meaning of. Te Kapa Puāwai, Te Mana Kuratahi, Hoani Waititi. 

6.Find a quote or sentence that you liked from this news article? There is no quote.

7.In your own words describe what happened in this news article. Perhaps write these in te reo Māori and then English. In Nelson, Te Kapa Puāwai won the Primary School Kapahaka Competition, In Second Place was Te Kura Maungatapu/Te Puwhariki and in Third place is Te Kura o Te Teko Nga Taiohi. 

8.Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place. You might need to research it online. Trafalgar Centre,Nelson, The centre is in the Tasman District.

9.Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future. This event happened on 30 of October- 2 of November, In the future, the best Kapahaka group will go into the finals and host it in 4 years time.

10.Explain in your own words why this event took place.

This event took place because we could see the winner of Kapahaka and other trophies that were presented.

The event also took place to promote to kapahaka people who are preforming.

Science experiments are useful to test ideas and thinking

Catapults were a great form of warfare in the past in ancient Greeks and Romans. Without them many people would have lost battles and not would have not been able to defend themselves.

I agree with the sentence because the great form of warfare is true because it is a international agreement by the king or queen if they want to fight.

 

Catapults were a great form of warfare in the past in ancient Greeks and Romans.

until the discovery of the gunpowder, the catapult was the most powerful weapon. The roman army had stone- throwers what are capable of hurling projectiles weighing 27 kg across a distances of 150 meters. Archimedes’ legendary engines are said to have used stones three times heavy.

 

Without them many people would have lost battles and not would have not been able to defend themselves.

They will not have any catapults and they will lost everything. then the other team will win or lose. If they have groups of 30 or more they will win with their bow and arrow, with their catapults as well.

 

EngineerGirl - Try This: Mini catapult

 

 

Protecting our natural environment

We can protect the environment by protecting the animals who are endanger, We can protect by feeding them and they need plenty of water, We can protect the moana by not throwing rubbish into the ocean and by pick up them and put them in the bin, We can protect the environment by not using plastics, We can also protect the environment by planting some cactus, plants and so many more, We can protect the earth by using water and food, You can also use long lasting light bulbs, Shop wisely, Volunteer for your community and don’t litter into Papatuanuku. Use these words: Reduce,Recycle and Recuse.

 

 

Types of Resources

Natural Resource- A natural resource are a resource that are drawn from nature and used with a few modifications.

 

Human made resources- A human made is when humans use natural things to make something new that provides utility and values to our lives

 

Renewable Resource- A renewable resource, also known as a flow resource, is a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption.

 

Non-Renewable Resource- A non-renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption.

 

Gemstones is a natural resource- it is non-renewable.

Link to table here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W6-uGzFPAKO3ljS3qzfm3JkvK0E-lhqUk__OYcfD6FM/edit

 

 

Tuvalu and Tonga.

Tuvalu in the longer term. To develop wind energy: Wind Energy. 

Tonga’s greater investment in solar and wind energy. 

Manmade and Natural Resources

Here is a blog post about Manmade and Natural Resources

Natural Resources are resources found in forests, different types of sands, dirt and a lot of things that involve the environment. Most of these things have been found mostly near the sea or inground. 

 

Manmade Resources some things can be handmade in a factory place. Manmade resources can also be made by factory machines. Mostly men make Manmade things but I believe that women can also make Manmade things. Manmade resources can be things such as molding.

 

Renewable resources are things that can be renewable. People can use trees to cut down, solar panels, wave energies, glass and electricity.

Non renewable resources are things that can be made like coal, oil, gold, copper, zinc, plastic bottles and trees.