Melville Intermediate - CPA Performance @ MIS

On Wednesday afternoon at school we had a very special afternoon concert.  Our Cultural Performing Arts Group (CPA) held a show in the school hall inviting the general public and students from our school.  We had the school choir, selected soloists and of course the CPA.  This song, also involving Whaea Dianne from Melville Intermediate is Wairua o te puna aroha.

CPA @ MIS 27/11/13 Introduction Maori Section from myles webb on Vimeo.
The CPA performed each of the four main cultural sections.  These videos were filmed by Nichola from Room Five and edited by Drustan and Dalanar.  Filmed on Wednesday 27th November 2013.  The following video is a performance of Wahine Ma.
CAPMaori271113 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Maori Hand Games Lesson

Te Maori Ringaringa Kemu
Step One: You need five or more in a group.  The group forms a circle.
Step Two: to start the game you use the words below in a beat pattern.
Words:
Atawhai mai aku ringa
Hand Action:
Slap both hands on your knees and then clap your hands together.  Continue this in a rhythm.
Here are the words to use next in the game:
Pukana hi Pukana ha
Pukana, Pukana, Pukana, Pukana.
Step Three: the first person to start will say:
Words:
Pukana hi Pukana ha
Hand Action:
Clap facing towards the person to your right and go around the whole group first. 
Step Four: to get someone out you use these words:
Aue hi, Au ha pukana
Hand Action:
The right hand is a fist pointed to anyone in the group.  You left hand is across your chest.  If the beat is broken when you say Aui hi, Aue ha, you are also out of the game.  The winner of the game is the last person in the circle.

Maori Hand Game 2012 from myles webb on Vimeo.