Last week the whole of Hira School travelled to Te Hora Marae in Canvastown and stayed overnight. We experienced a powhiri which is a maori welcome and met many people from the tangata whenua - the people who belong to the marae. We were the visitors - the manuhiri. When we arrived at Te Hora we gathered at the entrance way - waharoa and waited to be called onto the marae - this call is called the karanga.
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