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Article: Students are all action for Maori Language Week
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- The Nelson Mail
- Article date:
- July 30, 2009
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Three Richmond schools celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo Maori or Maori
Language Week in signature style yesterday with a giant haka powhiri
on the grounds of Waimea College involving about 1700 students.
The haka powhiri, or a chant and dance of welcome, took place on
the school tennis courts with students from Salisbury School, Waimea
Intermediate and Waimea College taking part.
Waimea College cultural captain Keryn Filer, 17, said the idea
for the event came from wanting to include as many people as
possible.
"We just wanted to get everybody involved and get everyone
interested in Maori Language Week. This just seemed like a good way
to do it."
Waimea College teacher Rowena Hart said the ...