On Tuesday the junior syndicate went on a walk down the road to a local Marae called Te Tatauo Te Po. It is 80 years old and was one of the first Maraes in Wellington. Back in the old days when people travelled to Wellington to work and live they could stay at Te Tatauo Te Po until they could find somewhere to live.
We learnt that the carvings on the outside of the buildings are the guardians who look after the people inside the marae. The designs around the wall (Kowhaiwhai designs) tell us the stories of the marae. On the wall inside the marae were pictures of their ancestors, grandparents, chiefs and people who used to live there.
We were told a story about how the world was made then we got into two different groups to act out the story.
Check out some photos below.
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