Te Whare Wananga o Te Maro

Tahuhu is the back bone and the Heke are the ribs which make a strong whare. The head represents
the ancestors face which always faces northwards towards the sun. There are three iwi on top of each other.  The top iwi is Ngati ranginui, the middle one is Ngati Pukenga and the bottom one is Ngai te rangi. Rope Taura has every colour of every house.

 

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 the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the 6th of February 1840. The first person to sign the treaty was 

Hone Heke. Waitangi day has also been a public holiday since 1974. The Treaty Of Waitangi was a treaty between the british and maori for land. Waitangi Day now in the 21st century is celebrated as one of New Zealands most important holidays. The Treaty Of Waitangi is to make peace between the British and Maori.