Week 2 - Day 1 - Activity 1

In this activity I was researching about cathedrals. The one that I found interesting was the Notre Dame Cathedral. I read about it on many different websites and found the answers to my questions. What I found interesting was it was built in 1163 but was considered complete in 1345.

Name of the cathedral?

Notre Dame Cathedral

Where is the cathedral located?

It is located in Paris, France

When was it built?

The Notre Dame Cathedral was built in the year 1163

How long did it take to build it?

It took almost 200 years to finish building it

Week 1 - Day 5 - Bonus Activity

In this activity I learned about the commonwealth games. One of the famous people in the commonwealth games were Bill Kini. He was known for winning a gold medal in boxing and also playing rugby in Otahuhu. I imagined that I got the chance to interview Bill Kini. I would ask him four questions about his time in the 1996 commonwealth games.

1. How did you feel when you won the gold medal for boxing?
2. How did you feel when you where inducted in the New Zealand Maori Sports Hall of Fame?
3. What made you continue boxing?
4. Who/What inspired you to start boxing?

Week 1 - Day 5 - Activity 2

In this activity I learned about the treaty of Waitangi. Did you know that the treaty was signed in Waitangi in the northern part of New Zealand. I gathered all of the information I learned about Waitangi and turned it into three interesting facts a tourist could do in Waitangi. I would like to go surfing down the Te Paki Sand Dunes because it sounds really fun.

(#1) Did you know you could walk through the historical grounds and be challenged by warriors and admire a huge waka. You can also take a look at the beautiful pacific ocean.

(#2) Are you aware that you could snorkeling or diving in the Poor Knights Island to see the colorful underwater plants.

(#3) You could climb up the big Te Paki Sand Dunes too surf down the dunes in any position on a boogie board.

Week 1 - Day 5 - Activity 1

In this activity I learned that a long time ago the European settlers did not understand the Maori language because they did not have what we have now. For this activity my challenge is to turn the five phrases I was given back into English or Maori using google translate.

1. Nau mai ki Aotearoa - Welcome to New Zealand
2. Tiava is my name - Ko Tiava toku ingoa
3. What is your name? - He aha to ingoa?
4. He pai taku te takaro i te whutupaoro - I like to play rugby
5. Where do you come from? - No hea koe?

Week 1 - Day 4 - Bonus Activity

In this activity I watched three performances from the Te Matatini festival. I had to rank the performances from my favorite to my least favorite. As my first favorite I choose Te Iti Kahurangi because their singing was amazing. For my second favorite I choose Tamatea Arikinui because I loved their poi dance. Finally, my last choice was Te Puku o Te Ika.

(#1) Te Iti Kahurangi   (#2) Tamatea Arikinui    (#3) Te Puku o Te Ika

Week 1 - Day 4 - Activity 2

In this activity I went onto the website Rangatahi Tu Rangatira to learn about the traditional Maori games. I picked Poi Toa. The poi used in this game are made for kicking, throwing and passing. It is played to help improve your coordination, passing and handling of the poi. Some of the rules are to not deliberately hit you opponent above the waist and your poi must remain in motion. There are different activities that an be played such as: bull rush, relays, dodging and passing.

Week 1 - Day 4 - Activity 1

In this activity I researched waiata. A waiata is the name given to a traditional Maori song. I listened to a lot of waiata and I found them all interesting. The one that I really liked was Tutira Mai Nga Iwi. I liked it because it talks about unity and standing together.