Monthly Archives: June 2006

Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa

Posted on Wednesday 21 June 2006 by cherylcolan
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Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa is a higher education institution teaching from the Māori world view. We were fortunate enough to spend the night there and get to know some of the faculty. The campus is the cleanest one I’ve ever seen. It … Continue reading →

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Mere Tokorahi Boynton

Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2006 by cherylcolan
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What a surprise to have the museum docent turn out to be a renouned actress and talented singer, Mere Tokorahi Boynton. She graciously agreed to sing for us when put on the spot.

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Te Matariki

Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2006 by cherylcolan
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A song about the seven sisters.

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national marae at Te Papa

Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2006 by cherylcolan
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The rest of the group arrived on June 19, and today we visited Te Papa museum to attend a lecture with Morvin Simon on the The Seven Veils: Explaining Pōwhiri the Māori welcoming ceremony. In this video, you’ll see Te … Continue reading →

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“pickled balls, it’s cold out here!”

Posted on Monday 19 June 2006 by cherylcolan
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I learned a new phrase in New Zealand. I couldn’t shoot much footage because of rain and hail. Here is what I did get. The phrase above came from a man who was almost blown into our group by the … Continue reading →

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