I tērā wiki, i haere mātou ki Ōtākou marae mō tētahi kura reo rakatahi. Tokowhā ngā tangata ki te haere ki te kura reo Rakatahi: Ko mātou ko Kura ko Serge ko Jonny.
Kei te Rātapu, i haere mātou ki te marae mā runga i tētahi pahi. Inā taetae mātou, kua timata te pōwhiri.
Ā muri i te pōwhiri, i haere mātou ki ā mātou karaehe tuatahi: ko kupu whakarite. Ko Matua Tanu te ingoa o te kaiako. Ki o mātou whakaaro, he uaua te ako, engari, kua ngahau mātou i te kura reo tūtahi.
Anei ētahi kōrero mai i a Jonny rāua ko Serge:
“It was a good learning experience to learn about the differences in the dialects.”
“It was a great environment to be in, to be able to immerse yourself te ao Māori. And the food was great!”
Kātahi, I ako mātou i tētahi waiata hou. Kua whakaakona te waiata nei e Komene. E pai ana ki a mātou ki te waiata, nā te mea, he tino pārekareka me manahau.
Heoi ano, kātahi, i pāhuatia e rātou a mātou waea pūkoro! He wā wheuri! Engari, he whakaaro pai, nā te mea, ko te takune ka ako mātou, ā, ka tiki mātou ētahi hoa hou.
Ia ata, ia ata, oho moata ai mātou, kia akona ai e mātou ētahi maurākau. Kua whaiwhai ngā karaehe me ētahi atu waiata u. Kua kī ia rā i ngā kēmu me te ako.
He pai ake ia rā i ngā rā o mua, arā, inā haere mātou ki a mātou kāinga, he mokemoke mātou. Kei te whakaihiihi mātou katoa ki te hoki atu ki reira ā tērā tau!
Nā Dan O’Brien.
The other week, we went to Ōtākou marae for a kura reo. There were four of us from JMC that went: Serge, Kura, Jonny, and I.
On Sunday, we went to the marae on a bus. When we arrived, we went to the pōwhiri.
After the pōwhiri, we went to our first class: Kupu whakarite. Matua Tanu was the name of the teacher.
Here are some quotes from Jonny and Serge:
“It was a good learning experience to learn about the differences in the dialects.”
“It was a great environment to be in, to be able to immerse yourself te ao Māori. And the food was great!”
Then, we learned a new waiata. Komene taught us this waiata. We liked this waiata because it was fun and cheerful.
However, then they stole our phones! It was a dark time! But it was a good idea because the point of the kura reo was for us to learn and make new friends.
Every morning, we got up early to learn to do maurākau. This was followed by classes and more waiata. Each day was filled with games and learning. Each day was better than the last, and so when we went home it was bittersweet.
We are all looking forward to going back next year!
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