Facts about Ara Ngapuhi Haka!!!

Last week the Kapa haka roopu of Paihia School learnt the proper pronunciation of Aha Ngapuhi E. A few weeks back our kapa haka tutors went to a wananga for Ngapuhi to learn the proper Ngapuhi haka. I learnt that saying the right kupu makes the haka sound better. All along our school has been saying the wrong kupu to this haka. It was hard for me to pronounce some of the kupu but I practised and practised. After the kapa haka roopu learnt the haka we had to teach the other seniors the haka. Next time I think that I should have taught it to them slower so the other kids could speak the kupu correctly. Does your school do this Haka?

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Kapa Haka

In Te Ngahere our Kapa Haka roopu have been practicing for the Kaikohe Cultural Festival. Our roopu has been practicing hard for this cultural festival. What I’m learning to do is use more facials to get the audience's attention. This week is the last week we practice so we are trying hard to give it 100%, so on the day we can give 100% throughout the whole performance. I am very excited to show all the schools that our roopu has been practicing, but I am also very nervous. It was hard at first doing all the actions and remembering them but I got better by practicing. I hope we all have fun at the Cultural festival and feel proud about what we have accomplished.