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Saturday, 8 July 2017

Day 6 - Activity 1

Activity 1: Let’s imagine that you were on the first waka to arrive at Shag Point. You had never been to New Zealand before and you had no idea what to expect. Write a poem describing how you would have felt when you arrived in New Zealand. Would you have been excited or scared? I would have felt pretty nervous, I reckon..

C:\Users\rwil313\Desktop\Waka picture.jpgsitting on the waka shaking in excitement, the waka sailed closer then I got frighten, I saw a island appear, I knew we were here, we all chanted hooray today was the day


Whakataka te hau ki te uru        
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga              
Kia mākinakina ki uta
Kia mātaratara ki tai
E hī ake ana te atakura
He tio, he huka, he hau hū
Tīhei mauri ora!

Translation
Cease the winds from the west
Cease the winds from the south
Let the breeze blow over the land
Let the breeze blow over the ocean
Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air. 
A touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day.
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5 comments:

  1. Unknown10 July 2017 at 11:56

    Hey Freeman!

    So awesome that you have joined the Winter Learning Journey these holidays, you have already completed a lot of the activities, and commented on other people's blogs too, nice work!

    You've written a very thoughtful poem. I like that you have expressed emotions of both excitement and fright, but I can tell you would have been more excited than frightened if you had discovered New Zealand for the first time. How awesome would that be to be the first person to discover a new country?!

    I see in your profile that you are Tongan but you were born in New Zealand. Have you ever been to visit Tonga? I went there when I was 16 for a week. I really loved it, I was invited to visit the princess of Tonga's house which was really beautiful and the Tongan people are so friendly and welcoming. I'd love to hear about your experiences if you have been there.

    Keep up the great blogging Freeman!

    Nicky :)

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  2. daniel11 July 2017 at 11:30

    Hello Freeman
    I really like your poem. It looks like you worked really hard on it and it great. Keep up the amazing work.
    Daniel

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  3. Ofa13 July 2017 at 14:18

    Hey Fraidoon
    I like how you translated the poem. I like the pictures you inserted. You have done a great job making your poem. Keep up the great work!

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  4. Ohhsen16 July 2017 at 18:55

    Hi Freeman. I really like your poem. I think the rhyme at the end was good. I like how you have added an image to go with your blogpost. Keep up the great work.

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  5. aminiasi21 July 2017 at 14:05

    Hello Freeman, your poem sounds great. I would of felt the same as you. It sounds like you worked really hard on this. I like how you have added an image to go with your poem. Keep up the spectacular work.

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