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NEWS<br />

28 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>July</strong> 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Local schools come together for Matariki<br />

By DAVID HILL<br />

Localchildrengathered in<br />

Rangioralastweekto<br />

celebrate Matariki.<br />

Twopupils were selected<br />

from eachofthe 18 schools in<br />

thePuketarakiKahui Ako to<br />

participate in aMatariki<br />

celebrationatRangiora<br />

Library on Wednesday, June<br />

30,which included making<br />

Matarikistarsfromharakeke<br />

(flax), reading to children from<br />

Swannanoa Pre­School and<br />

learning the kahui ako waiata.<br />

After sharing some kai<br />

(food), thechildren ventured<br />

outinto the streetstoperform<br />

thewaiata andtogive away<br />

theirMatarikistars.<br />

‘‘Maori tikanga says that the<br />

firstthingyou makeout of<br />

harakeke you giveaway,’’ says<br />

Bridie Gray,anacross school<br />

Harakeke stars ... Bridie Gray, an across school teacher based at<br />

Swannanoa School, teaches children how to make astar from harakeke<br />

(flax).<br />

PHOTO: SIMON GREEN<br />

teacherbasedatSwannanoa<br />

School.<br />

The waiatawas taughttothe<br />

childrenbyMark Abraham, of<br />

RangioraHigh School.<br />

‘‘We’ve hadacouple of<br />

outingswhere we’veinvolved<br />

all of the schoolsinthe kahui<br />

ako,sowethought it wasa<br />

goodideatoget them together<br />

New friends ... Ashley Rakahuri<br />

School pupil Jorja Parker (13)<br />

reads to Pippa Coakley (4) of<br />

Swannanoa Pre­School.<br />

PHOTO: DAVID HILL<br />

to celebrate Matariki,’’ he<br />

says.<br />

The Puketaraki Kahui Ako<br />

comprises18schools and11<br />

pre­schools in theRangiora<br />

HighSchooland Oxford Area<br />

School zones, aside from<br />

Oxford Area School and<br />

Rangiora New Life School,<br />

which are partofthe area<br />

schoolsnetwork.<br />

Tikanga .. . Mark Abraham, of<br />

Rangiora High School, teaches the<br />

Puketaraki Kahui Ako waiata to<br />

local children.<br />

PHOTO: DAVID HILL<br />

Storytime ... Swannanoa School pupils Ruby Anink (12, third from<br />

left) and Jessica Howe (12, right) read to children from Swannanoa Pre­<br />

School.<br />

PHOTO:DAVID HILL<br />

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