Ko Puketohunoa te maunga
Ko Taumarere te awa
Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Ngapuhi te iwi Ko Ngati Manu te hapu
Ko Nagti Manu te marae
Ko Casey toku Mama
Ko Pirimona toku Papa

Haka is a cultural thing that is based in New Zealand but is used around the world for special occasions. Kapa haka is a term of maori performing arts, Kapa haka is mainly for maori to experience and showcase their cultural and heritage through song and dance. Kapa haka is a type of dance that our ancides did during the war and is the display of pride, strength and unity. Facial expressions is one of the main things maori used. Women show their facial expression through their eyes, which is called pukana o nga whatu and men use their facial expressions through the pretuting tough which is called the Te wheterua o te anau rerou. Kapa Haka impacts me because I've always loved watching maori performing art and doing it no matter where I am.

All about me

Kia ora my name is Salem. I am Maori, Rarotonga, Pakeha and go to Bay of Island college. I am persuasive and will always keep trying and not give up. I enjoy all sport that we do in school. My goals this year is to get excellent on most subjects in school and to get into Te roopu o pewhairangi kapa haka group. When I leave school I want to get a job all go to university and to stay at school for all five years to become head girl in the future.

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