Whakarongotai Marae Trip

Friday the 27 of February Te Poutama trooped off to the whakarongotai marae where Aunt Queenie one of the staff greeted us in a calling. we slowly made our way up to the porch of this sacred building. when we were let in the rest of the staff were there and showed their appreciation by giving each of us  in turn a hongi. “The Breath Of Life” when we sat the staff stood and introduced themselves there was matua georgie and matua rangi. They included us in a wealth of activities and stories such as the Haka and a pepeha but when it was over we said our goodbyes with a performed Haka all together as one. Our singing shook the ground and our dancing brought rainstorms. But we had to leave, hoping to return we left the sacred grounds of the Whakrongotai Marae “Tihei Mauri Ora!”