Te whare wananga o Te Maro

Tahuhu Is the bone thats at the back in english its is called the backbone but without the backbone the in english they are called the ribs.

Te whare wananga o Te Maro

The Whare is always facing where the sun rises.

A Whare is a shape of an ancestor with the big plank down the middle of the whare is the back. the planks coming down from the middle are the ribs and the back two planks are the legs and the two front planks are the arms.

 

Rope Taura every colour of every house

3 iwi

These There Iwi are There tribes who are ancestors of people who lived in the tauranga area. the Top one is from takitimu waka Ngati ranginui the Bottom one is from matatua Ngai te rangi and the Middle one- Ngati pukenga

Nails carvers use.

Ancestors face to the sun

Head represents an

4 painting tuna crab mako shark tuatara

Valentines day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of thxe US women send themselvesd flowers on Valentines day.Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day
These people are carrying the banner because they don't think the treaty has been honoured.
The treaty was signed on the 6th feb 1840. 40 maori chief signed it but later over 500 more signed.
Most of the chefs didn't know how to wright. They used symbols and crosses.
The treaty was signed in Waitangi witch is above Auckland. The treaty was between 2 groups the bitish and the maori.