Whare Writing

The whare is a special place, usualy based on an ancestor. The top bar of the whare represents the backbone of the ancestor and the beams the stray off of the main beam represent the ribs. Most whare’s, if not all face north, towards where the sun rises. Matua Grant explained the a whare is a place of peace, not war and that is why we have to take our shoes off before we enter.

There is a statue outside of the three iwis

These represent Ngati ranginui (Top), Ngati pukenga (Middle) and Ngai te rangi (Bottom). These all came from a tribe and ended up here. There is also a rope intwined between all of them which has all of the

Valentine's Day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

Why are people carrying this banner?

In 1840, the treaty of Waitangi was created between the British crown (and government) and 540 Maori Chiefs. The treaty was about keeping peace between the British and the Maori. During which, the british stole the land off them and fought for the rest of it. TBC