for Matariki at the mārae
In a flurry of vegetable peeling, a production line of school children excitedly prepare for what is for most of them their first hāngī.
It is an altogether new experience for the majority of the pupils at Turitea School, at Linton, and the reason why principal Troy Duckworth encouraged them to engage in the noho mārae at Te Hotu Manawa o Rangitāne o Manawatū on Maxwells Line in Palmerston North.
With assistance from Raymond Rolfe, Māori nutrition and physical activity coordinator at Best Care Whakapai Hauora, Duckworth facilitated a mārae schools programme, teaching students about mārae life, te ao Māori and the meaning behind Matariki.
Link to article: New experience as kids 'muck in' for Matariki at the mārae | Stuff.co.nz
