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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 13, 2017 16:28:42 GMT 12
PUKEKOHE HIGH SCHOOL OPENS HOUSE OF LEARNING FOR MĀORI, PACIFICA AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSAt 5.55am on December 16, the sun will rise in the east, lighting up the face of Pukekohe High School's new whare waananga. It's been a long time coming, 15 years to be exact, but after two years of planning, consulting and constructing, PHS will open the doors to its new whare waananga on Saturday morning. "It is important to preserve our Māori culture and to normalise aspects of it in a safe way so it isn't considered a taboo subject and so that we can celebrate Māori culture as a bi-cultural society under the Treaty of Waitangi." "It's a building of cultural significance and [it should be] used correctly with the right tikanga and kawa (the Māori way of doing things)," said Tipene...... www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/franklin-county-news/99671598/pukekohe-high-school-opens-house-of-learning-for-mori-pacifica-and-international-students
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