Celebrating Matariki at the Matariki Festival in Queenstown 2016

L-R:

Josh Bonnar, Lochie Galbraithe, Finley Davies, Hugo Husheer, Lucy Chisholm and Kika Struthers

Boys L-R: Jack Kilbride, Josh Bonnar, Finley Davies, Lochie Galbraithe

Girls L-R: Jessica MacDonald, Kaiya Collins, Jessica Dredge and Jett Fa'amalepe

MATARIKI FESTIVAL - 17 JUNE 2016 Memorial Hall QTN

This is the plan for Friday.

3:30pm Students arrive to dress and have their tamoko applied.(PLEASE ensure they are here at
             that time as we need to get them sorted asap with full moko this time)

4:45pm Depart from Performing Arts room to meet at the front of the Memorial Hall at 5:10 at the  latest. (If we are ready earlier, we'll leave earlier)

The kids are due on the stage 5:25pm and will do four items.

Once they come off we will collect the costumes and they will be free to either watch or go home.  We will sort the rides as we did last week.

Seating has been allocated for us to stay until 6 for the rest of the event.




Thank you so much for your continued support! Happy Matariki!

Ngā mihi nui kia koutou

HERE WE ARE AT THE MEDICINE BUDDHA SAND MANDALA MIHI WHAKATAU 9/6/2016

Queenstown MATARIKI FESTIVAL - Friday, 17 June 2016

Kia ora whānau,

Here is our next commitment for the community.  This will be the last performance for our senior group until the Queenstown 10s Kapa Haka Competition at Memorial hall on Saturday, 27 August 2016.  I have attached the flyer and the time sheet so you know exactly what we are up to.  

This is an important festival in the Māori culture as it is the celebration of the Māori New Year! 

Queenstown, Remarkables and Arrowtown Kapa Haka roopu are all performing so it is a good chance for the schools to see where each other are at before the competition.

Please email Karen Neill asap to indicate your child's availability for this performance.

MEDICINE BUDDHA SAND MANDALA MIHI WHAKATAU 9/6/2016

Kia ora whānau,

Our Performing Group has been invited to open up the Medicine Buddha Mandela on Thursday, 9/6 at 6pm with a mihi whakatau.  It would be a great experience for our kids to witness and be a part of.  Please let Whaea Karena know if your child would be available to attend this amazing experience.

We are meeting in the Performing Arts/Te Reo Māori room at 4:30pm to get everyone dressed to hopefully leave by 5:15pm from school.  Please be PUNCTUAL!

The girls are wearing their wrap-around costume and the boys will require their black undies with piupiu. We will be sorting their costumes on Thursday 8/6 during their Kapa Haka rehearsal.

 I realise this is going to be cold for them so please ensure they have a tracksuit or similar for them to wear into and from Queenstown.

We need to have the kids at the Queenstown Art Centre(49 Stanley St) by 5:50pm.  The ceremony is estimated to go until 7:00pm but if you would like your child to leave straight after the performance there is no problem at all with that.

The ceremony is certainly going to be a special experience for our children.

See Poster below:

Karakia Mutunga - Kia Tau

Whakaeke - He Ariki

KAEA:  Pupuhi ana te hau 

He Ariki kei konei
He Ariki kei kona
Ngā o tupuna e

Hīnana ki uta
Hīnana ki tae
Nā o tupuna e

Whakatau, whakatau mai rā
Whakatau, whakatau mai rā

Whakapiripiritia kā hua
Kā hua o Kāmuriwai
Whakapiripiritia kā hua
Kā hua o Kāmuriwai
 
Ka puta ai matou ki te wheiao
Ki te Ao Marama
Hei oraka mo te ao nei

Kā mahi a Rehia
Kā mahi a Rehia

KAEA:  Pupuhi ana te hau