Traditional Gathering And Harvesting of Kai

W.A.L.T:  To research the traditional gathering and harvesting of kai

Food Gathering

On Stewart Island, Māori harvest the Short-tailed shearwater commonly known as the mutton bird because of its unique Oily Taste.

Māori also catch eel from fresh water streams.

Traditional Māori diet

The traditional Māori diet consists of birds and fish, with herbs and roots. in tribal gardens kumara and potato also grew. They used natural pots of boiling water and steam

Māori hangi ovens

Māori usually cook in hangis, They used natural pools of boiling water and steam. Traditional hangis food cooks in a hole dug previously, the Food cooks on the hot rocks at the bottom of the pit, the food is covered with a cloth and dirt to trap the heat inside letting it cook.

 

Bibliography:

https://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/kai-traditional-maori-food/

Eportfolio Te Huarere

Te Huarere - The Weather

E-portfolio Tikanga Maori term 2

Matariki Poem

W.A.L.T Write Matatriki poetry

                      Matatriki pop up during the year
    Family come together to celebrate the six sisters and Matariki 
                           late June the girls appear
    and everyone knows they are here when the seven stars appear

Maori Games

Term 2 Maori

TERM 2

SHARING OUR MAORI LEARNING

We are learning to recognise, understand, and use some less common classroom vocabulary.

We are learning to pronounce māori kupu correctly

We are learning to use simple sentences
‘Anei’ (Here is),
‘Kei hea’ (Where is/are),
‘taku’ (my – singular)

The statements and questions with translations from my video:

(taku turu) My Chair
(kei hea taku pene anei taku pene) Where is my pen here is my pen
( anei taku putea) Here is my bag
(anei taku kūra) Here is my school
(anei taku pukapuke) Here is my book