Te Rikēta o Ngāruawāhia
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He whakarāpopototanga
I tīmata mai te Rikēta o Ngāruawāhia i te tau 1896 ki ngā tahataha o te awa o Waikato, ki raro iho o te marae o Tūrangawaewae. Ko Mahuta te kīngi tuatoru i taua wā. Ko te kaupapa o te hui nei he whakakotahi i ngā uri o te waka o Tainui ki raro i te mana nui o te Kīngitanga. Nā Te Puea Hērangi, he irāmutu nā Kīngi Mahuta, i āwhina ki te whakatū i tēnei kaupapa te rikēta.
Summary
The annual Regatta has been held at Ngāruawāhia since 1896 on the Waikato river below Tūrangawaewae marae. At that time, Mahuta was the third Māori king. The purpose for this event is to bring all the Tainui generations together under the Kīngitanga. The niece of Kīngi Mahuta, Te Puea Hērangi supported the organisation of this regatta.
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During Reading
1. Ohia manomanotia tētahi taiopenga ā-tau, tētahi hui ā-tau ā-iwi, ā-hapū, ā-hapori rānei.
Whakamahia ēnei pātai:
- He aha te pūtake o te hui?
- He aha nei ngā mahi?
- Ko wai i tae ake?
- Ko wai ngā kaitautoko o te hui?
- He aha ngā nekehanga kētanga i whai wāhi ai i roto i ngā tau mai i tōna tīmatanga?
- Whakaraupapatia ngā whakaaro ki te tuhituhi kōrero e pā ana ki tētahi hui ā-tau, ka mutu,
- ka kauhautia tērā ki ōu hoa ako, kia eke ki te rima meneti te roa.
Discuss an annual, local event or an annual event within their iwi, hapū, or community. Use the following questions:
- What’s the purpose of the event?
- What happens at the event?
- Who attends the event?
- Who supports or sponsors the event?
- What are any changes that may have taken place over the years since the event has been running?
- Sequence ideas and write a story about an event and present an oral speech up to five minutes long to the class.
2. He mahi ā-rōpū tēnei, kia 4–5 ākonga ki ia rōpū. Ka waihanga mai i tētahi hui, ka whakahaerehia e tō rātou kura, e te hāpori rānei. Whakaarohia ēnei pātai hei wānanga:
- He aha te take o te hui mō te hunga taiopenga?
- He aha ngā ture o te hui?
- Ka pēhea te whakahaerehia?
- Ko wai mā ngā manuhiri, ngā kaitautoko?
- Whakaritea mai he whakaaturanga e whakamārama ana i ēnei pātai.
- Whakaurua mai tētahi wātaka hei whakaraupapa mai i ngā kaupapa matua me ngā āhua ake o roto i te hui.
Working in groups of 4–5, students invent an annual event that could be started at their school or in their community. Use the following questions to plan the event:
- What would the purpose of the event be?
- What would the requirements or rules be?
- How would it be organised?
- Who could attend?
- Prepare a presentation explaining these questions. It should include a timetable outlining the sequence of the main events or components of the event.
