Turanganui Kapa Haka Festival

Welcome back,
This week we had the Kapa Haka Festival on the A and P show grounds. My Kapa haka group in Wainui Beach school .  I was in the front row I was excited because I had never been in the front row before. The front row had feathers in their hair we had school dresses on and piupiu over the top of them. Piupiu are made out of flax that gets dried. Part of the piupiu is burnt to make it kinda like illusion.


As we walked onto stage my piupiu danced around my legs, heart thumping. We lined up like soldiers ready to wow the ordinances. As the guitar start and our kaea started to sing our school song we step together to make the shape of a triangle and the boys knelt down and hit the ground with their knuckles to keep the beat while the girls takahia.

We also sang..

•  Tu mai ru
• Haramai a Paoa
•  Ka pioioi e
• Purea nei- poi
• Utaina mai
• The boy's two hakas 
• Wainui e
• He Honore - as we walked off

At the end everyone clapped as we left the building  people came around and took the feathers out of our hair and we took off our puipui. We got pictures and congratulations from our parents and teachers. Then we hopped on the bus and went back to school until three. I felt proud of how we did and thought that I did the best I could.