Māori Myths and Legends: Tama-nui-te-rā

 In Te Wairua Pakiki 4, one of our reading groups is called Tama-nui-te-rā. Tama-nui-te-rā is the sun so our reading group all read the story 'How Māui slowed the sun' and retold it in their own words. Here is the slide by Alfonsus, Sani, Solomon and Vili.

Māori myths and legends - Kahukura, the legend of the rainbow and Atua of war

 In our space we have named our reading groups after Māori Atua. We have chosen Atua who are lesser known but still have interesting stories. One of the Atua we have chosen is Kahukura God of Rainbows and War. 

We have done some research and recreated our own interpretation. Have a read of some of our retold myths and legends by Xavier, Taniela and Sione.

The Story of Rahitūtakahina and Tīarakurapakewai

In Te Wairua Pakiki we were remembering how to play the traditional Māori game Ki o Rahi. In order for us to learn this game properly we first had to learn of the legend that surrounds this game. First we were split into groups and given a video and a text about the Legend of Ki O Rahi. Then in our groups we each choose a section of the story to retell. Here are our activities and the video.