Possom poles

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Ki-O-Rahi

Ki-O-Rahi is a traditional Maori team sport that was made centuries ago. Ki-O-Rahi was based on the legend about Rahitutakahina and the rescue of his wife Tiarakurapakewai where they invented the game as a way to resolve disputes peacefully. Ki-O-Rahi is a sport that includes strategy ,  speed , strength , accurate ball handling skills and teamwork.

In the legend about Rahi his wife Tiara was abducted by the Patupaiarehe. The Patupaiarehe who cast a spell on the forest dragged Tiara through the forest.

So Rahi got ready for his journey to save his wife by packing up some moa eggs and food. Rahi made a manu tangata (kite) to try and travel to the forest where

Patupaiarehe were hiding Tiara.

      

     How to play Ki-O-Rahi

First you need a circular field. You also need 7 poles which you need to make into an inner and an outer circle. You need to make an Ara which is a line through all the circles.

There are 2 teams named Taniwha and Kioma. Taniwha has to hit Te Tupu and Kioma has to touch pou with the ball then get a try. 5 people from each team are allowed to be in the middle circle. 3 from Kioma can be defending Te Tupu in the inner circle.  

If your tag gets ripped off you only have 3 seconds to pass but if 2 tags get ripped its a handover instantly. If Kioma get a try you have to restart the game over again by 1 person from Taniwha throwing it from Marama.

There are 3 version to play Ki-O-Rahi there's a tackling version a tag version and a touch version too.Ki-O Rahi is becoming more popular and more competitive. Its also a school competition.

Sticking Arounding

This is a pattern with matchsticks we worked out that to find out how many sticks you need per triangle the rule for the pattern is (n x 2) so for 20 triangles (n x 20 )
(20 x 2 ) + 1 = 41.

Kahurangi Danced Group

"Kia Ora" everyone we said to Aroha. As he introduced himself to all of us. Then introduced the rest of the group they performed a haka with precise movements and perfectly pitched harmonies. They were funny because they told jokes and did their actions funny too.

The first item they did was about how Tawhirimatea and Tanemahuta and their brothers separated Ranginui and Papatuanuku. The other items were when three mighty warriors from audience. The three warriors were Korobeau, Auri , Mr Godwin the three warriors copied one of the performers and the three warriors struggled to do it and laughed alot.

And they had facial expressions and sung with powerful voices.

diving

As she came up the platform she steadied herself and took a deep breath. She balanced then leap of the platform. 

Her body making accurate manoeuvre and twist and turns. Trying to make her body straight she entering the water cleanly.

trip to the civic theatre

On the 30th of july 35 students were allowed to go out to see some animated and emotional films. So Mrs Nua got everyone how gave there 2$ and permission forms. I was one of them she told us to go in the street to call the role. how was here or not. 

But there was no more spots for one person but lucky that person made it in. So the was supose to be wasn't there so the person that was last made it in. Mrs Nua told us to get a buddy for the bus.

When we got into our buddies. Mrs Nua said we could go and line outside for  the bus. As we entered the bus Mrs Nua counted us 2 ………4……..6 and on after that me and my buddy went to the back and sat with our friends. While we were go to the city all the boys that were at the back sang songs and laughed a lot.

As we arrived we got out of the bus and walk into the civic theatre. It looked like the modern days. As we went to go sit down I lions that glowed and shooting stars above us.