WALK UP MANGERE MOUNTAIN
Mangere Mountain was once a volcano which erupted long before the Maori came to establish a Pa or village there.
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| Walking up the sacred mountain. |
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| Arriving at the top to listen to the legend . |
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| How Hapi came to NZ on a Stingray from Hawaiiki. |
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| Question time about early Maori life on Mangere mountain. |
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| The view looking out to where the Manukau Harbour is and where the early Maori fished and gathered food. |
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| Returning down the mountain before lunch. |
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| Walking up on the kumara mounds. |
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| Looking down into the crater of the mountain. |
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| Sitting around the edge of the food store which was underground. |
FLAX WEAVING PUTIPUTI OR FLOWERS
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| Boys mastering the art. |
Preparing the flax to weave.
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| Everyone concentrating on the instructions. |
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| The girls happy with their weaving. |
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| The boys mastered the art too! |
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| The finished flower |
KITE MAKING OR MANU AUTE
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| Learning how to use the raupo and joining the pieces together. |
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| Using the flax to tie the pieces together. |
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| Working in a group. |
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| Holding the raupo in place. |
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| Cooperating to complete our manu aute. |
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