Last Week we went to the Waitangi Marae! It wasn't the main Marae we went to, but, still it was loads of fun! On the photo to the right, is a picture of the outside of the marae. The large arm type things coming down from the roof. Well they are meant to be the arms of Teko teko who stands proudly on the top of the Marae.
When we went inside there were loads of Maori carvings. Infact so many that the walls were basically made out of them! We had to really respect it by keeping nice and calm, leaving our shoes outside the Marae, not running around, and most of all NO shouting.
Ngati Kawa was the man who told us about the Marae. He was reeeally nice. He told us that all the Maori carvings were to represent different stories. For example: There was a carving of a women (the god of the sea) with her eyes closed as if she was praying. On the other side of the wall was a man who looked just like the women. Some how it relates to a story! I don't know what the story is! After he showed us around. We left the Marae and got on our shoes and went for an hour and a half bush walk!
By Lily
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