Ko te wai ... by anne robertson

robeanne — 2023-11-13 20:54:59 UTC

robeanne — 2023-11-13 20:57:04 UTC

Easegill

robeanne — 2023-11-16 21:15:37 UTC

this is an awa that rises on Leck Fell and then flows underground through the largest cave system in the UK in the Yorkshire Dales. It's special to me because I spent many years exploring the caves and followng the river. It's also where I met my husband.

Taieri River

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We used to have picnic teas and swim there when I was a child living in Ranfurly. It brings back memories of a loving family who knew how to have fun despite having no money.

Mission Bay

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It was the place my family would go for picnics when I was little. It was also where my dad and I would go fishing growing up.

Hong Kong Hebe Haven

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Hebe Haven moana is important to me all the way back in Hong Kong. I spent many days at the beach with whānau there when I was growing up

Lake Taupo

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Easter hoilday destination as a child .

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Any water space, hold memories as a kids, and its also my calm space, Particulary like oceans.

River Ouse

athompson445 — 2023-11-16 21:18:33 UTC

My local awa growing up, we would walk it, boat it, sit in the pub garden next to it. Part of my formative years.

Kaipara Harbour

ktobin5 — 2023-11-16 21:19:34 UTC

This is the Moana/Harbour that is special to my family. My mother's family comes from Port Albert.

River Mersey

rkay15 — 2023-11-16 21:19:38 UTC

My local awa in Warrington, England. I have a lot of fond memories of standing on the swing bridges as the boats went past.

Waikato River and Jones Landing at Arapuni

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This is where I grew up.

My awa is river Ganges.

pghosh9 — 2023-11-16 21:20:02 UTC

Long Bay Beach - Te Oneroa ō Kahu

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It hold so many memories. Many times were spent there as a youth.

Muriwai

mlaxa — 2023-11-16 21:20:08 UTC

My go- to place when I seek clarity - I love the angry water and it's the first beach my family visited.

KAREKARE BEACH

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Anything green or blue is significant to me because it means nature but Karekare beach means healing.

Ganges

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We get a bountiful of fruits from the banks of the river.

Yamuna

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Purifying waters. Like the Ganges, the Yamuna River is highly venerated in Hinduism in the form of a river and as the goddess Yamuna. The Yamuna is considered a river of heaven. The Rig Veda includes the Yamuna River as one of the seven sacred rivers, along with the Ganges.

Awa

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The River Ganges is one of the most important river in India. It flows through a lot of cities in India. I have memories of travelling in a train on the bridge that seemed it was never ending.

Healing / Cleansing / Relaxing

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Life

mlaxa — 2023-11-16 21:21:38 UTC

Water = Life.

Without water we can't survive

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for survival, healing, growth, good health cleans

Life

rkay15 — 2023-11-16 21:21:41 UTC

Nourishment

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Nourish the mind and body.

ktobin5 — 2023-11-16 21:21:48 UTC

Water

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a source of sustenance and healing

Cleansing and nourishing

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Immediately gain perspective in the presence of water

athompson445 — 2023-11-16 21:22:28 UTC

Manila Pasig Awa

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Pasig Awa has a very rich history to transport goods and people. That's where i met my husband.

symbol of life

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Water is life-giving. A symbol used in many religions as acleansing and purifying element.

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Water is essential for life. I makes me think of what is happening in Gaza right now - denying people water...

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It lessens the burden on the kidneys.

Kaipara

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Helensville to Dargaville transport area. Kai moana source. Lots of fishing and gathering of shellfish. Ngati Whatua te iwi, Te Uri o Hau and Te Rorao nga hapu.

mlaxa — 2023-11-16 21:24:57 UTC

He maunga, he kōrero, he kōrero, he tāngata

He wai, he kōrero, he kōrero, he tāngata

The changes in the land - stories behind the land

He pukenga wai, he nohonga tāngata, he nohonga tāngata, he putanga kōrero - Because of my childhood and all the different whānau that gathered and passed their knowledge onto us

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Bronwyn

mlaxa — 2023-11-16 21:26:45 UTC

He maunga, he kōrero, he kōrero, he tāngata

He wai, he kōrero, he kōrero, he tāngata

"Watering hole" analogy

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He pukenga wai,he nohonga tangata,

He nohonga tangata,he putanga korero.

Ka ora te wai, ka ora te whenua

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Something as simple as water, which we often take for granted, is the key to the nourishment of the land.

Third one because of its health message.

klang10 — 2023-11-16 21:27:36 UTC

Ko te wai te ora ngaa mea katou- strength/ calmness, flow, seafood, fish

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it reminds me of the animal waterhole in the stories i have read as a child ( and teacher ).

Ka ora te wai

ktobin5 — 2023-11-16 21:28:22 UTC

Water is healthy!

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Water is the life giver of all things

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Piha

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Waves give peace, strength, balance. Lived there for 20 years.

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Ka ora te wai,

Ka ora te whenua.

Ka ora te Whenua,

Ka ora te Tangata.

He maunga, he kōrero, he kōrero, he tāngata

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He wai, he kōrero, he kōrero, he tāngata

He wai, he kōrero, he kōrero, he tāngata

Theme: How to conserve and protect our water/awa

Ko te wai te ora ngā mea katoa

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Water is the life giver of all things - could suggest including science - learning about water cycle, how humans use water, sustainability...

mlaxa — 2023-11-16 21:43:24 UTC

Usages of Water/water is important- blessing, Piupiu (Mud), medicine

Aspirations - water is been abused - it is there to enjoy and used for future generations

Commonality amongst cultures - water for blessing, water for clarity....etc

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discussed how it is important and used for blessing., medecine, Usng the black mud from the wather in maori dress.

he was sad that water was abused.

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Blessings, medicine. The mud that came from the water was unique to them and their community because that was the only source of black mud.

Water pollution

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Are we being responsible?

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What were the waters like 100 years ago and how it has changed?

How we treat our waters will affect our lives in the future?

How can we change our awa to be a blessing?

They see a bigger picture, to care for the future.

klang10 — 2023-11-16 21:50:19 UTC

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Humans have a lot to answer for, for making it dirty

Water is essential for life

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Maria

mlaxa — 2023-11-16 22:00:28 UTC

Each body of water also has a life force/mauri and should not be mixed with water from another source - I love this line.

I also liked the kupu at the end.:D

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For Māori, water is the essence of all life, like the blood of Papatūānuku (Earth mother) who supports all people, plants and wildlife.

Taonga

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Pounamu is a taonga. Māori used it to make tools, weapons and ornaments, and it became a valuable item of trade. Groups made expeditions to the West Coast, where they cut pounamu from boulders and carried it back over paths known as greenstone trails.

For survival. We'd die within 3 days without it.

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SURVIVAL

slepupa — 2023-11-17 00:27:38 UTC

It connects us (our pacific islands).

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Te Whau

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Te Whau was where I first moved to after my Dad passed away. Watching the tides were a beautiful reminder that we'd got through abother day.

Te Wai Nui o Huria

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My awa

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Everything needs water to survive

lake rotoiti

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Water is important because it's the source of life!

Lalomanu Beach in Samoa

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Connects me to my ancestors who used to live off of the land/water

Tauranga moana

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Where I grew up and where I have memories.

Pacific - travel route, navigation, connection, food cupboard, beautiful to swim in, fun...

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Paauanui

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I've been going there since I was young and makes me feel connected to my family.

The Potomac River

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Reminds me of home. Drove over it everyday

Moana Pasifika

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Although we may have stepped into different lands from different waka, the ocean is what connects both lands and people. Moana Pasifika - a connecting history for us

Lake Benmore & Lake Aviemore

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Where all of our family holidays were. Boating and spending whānau time.

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The Whau, since I have moved west I have always lived near it and it has been a part of where I have worked

Paerora is an awa that's important to me as it's a place where I grew up visiting as did my parents, grandparents and great grandparents. It is now so polluted by farming that often you can't swim there.

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Water is healing.

Water is noa.

cleans, sustains, planet earth 70% Vs human body 70% makes sense we must come from the earth?

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Hauraki gulf- Maraetai Beach

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The Inangahua river on the West Coast is special to my family. We used to swim it as kids. It’s runs through my dad’s home town of Reefton.

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It's calming and relaxing. It's a source of life. It has a a lot of control over us (where we live, tides, kai, feelings, health). We need to respect it.

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Cleansing

Gives life

Essential for life

I love showers

Life source

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Water provides sustenance, nurturing and cleansing properties, both physically and metaphorically in regards to taha wairua

Whananaki Estuary

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The place that I feel at peace and build strength with my whānau. We have spent our summers here, together, for the last 28 years.

Revives my garden

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majority of our bodies are made of water

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Mysterious and powerful. It can give and take away life. it is unique in its properties

It's a life source

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He pukenga wai, he nohonga tāngata...

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Relates to us as 1st generation/2nd generation migrants. Also relates back to our Aotearoa histories with the shared knowledge that came from different cultures joining with ours.

"If the water is healthy" resonates as the problem with micro plastics within wai is something that is affecting all aspects of life

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He pukenga wai, he nohonga tāngata, He nononga he putanga kōrero

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Blockhouse Bay is a melting pot of diversity. The people hold so much knowledge and at our school we have people coming from near and far.

Ka Ora Te Wai

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He maunga, he kōrero ... whakataukī

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Where there is a mountain, there is a story. Where there is a story, there are people. Where there is water, there is a story. Where there is a story, there are people.

Maunga - symbolic of a connection between the heavens and the earth. Peaks of whenua present visibility and can be symbolic of wai - rains from heaven feeding the lands - agriculture links

Ka ora te wai, Ka ora te whenua. Ka ora te whenua, Ka ora te tangata

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What you put in is what you get out - look after the land

He pukenga wai - Social Sciences Ka ora te wai - Science Ko te wai - Science He maunga - Literacy

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Ko te wai te ora nga mea katoa

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Links

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Wai link all parts of Māoritanga.

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There to enjoy

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Wai and wairua are interlinked. Wai is used for blessings, christenings, and rongoa

There to enjoy

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Important for blessings, enjoyment nourishment. Would love to see us taking better care, less polution, keep our wai cleaned up for future generations to enjoy.

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We need to treat water as a natural treasure!

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It has so much importance.

It is used for blessings, the resources that live within the water and it is there for all to enjoy

Wai & Blessings

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Wai is used to bless, heal and cleanse in both Te Ao Māori and Christianity understandings. In Tamaki Makaurau the awa connected the Manukau and Waitematā - means of transport and connectivity between areas

Clean, baptize (is this church?) dye for piupiu, swim, would have been fun. Uruarangi?

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I learnt that hāngi stones can be found in awa.

That wai-tangi is acknowledged when a grievance has happened due to the wai. So it won't have the same feelings of joy/nourishment for the people/tribe.

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whakapapa - bloodline

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The awa - blood of Papatūānuku and the different kupu for bodies of water.

Relationships and Connections between people and across boundaries have shaped the course of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories

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relates to the idea of Wai also creating boundaries and shaping communities and iwi

Relationships/connections- how people connect from different waters

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Māori history is the foundational and continuous history of Aotearoa NZ

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Blood link - Papatūānuku - nature and land links: agriculture/kai ora

Various water bodies that can foster understanding around safety, use of water body, local histories and origins of those water bodies. The affects/effects on whenua and connections made between hapu/iwi/whānau. [Our local story of being built upon a swamp]

Voyaging on the wai

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The course of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories has been shaped by the use of power

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Our decision making is impacting water health
Using the land and water to make a profit instead of using is to benefit the people
Who owns the water?
Who is responsible for looking after the water and who gets to use and take from it?
Maauiui wai, maauiui tangata (if the water is sick the people are sick)

Colonisation and settlement

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Places are given Māori & English names.

The arrival of the Europeans and how as their population grew they built over the whau.

kupu maaori mo wai:

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Wai-ora: (pure water). This is water in its purest form. It is used in rituals to purify and sanctify and has the power to give life, sustain wellbeing and counteract evil. Waiora also means health.

Wai-Māori: (freshwater). This is referred to as ordinary water which runs free or unrestrained and it has no sacred associations.

Wai-kino: (polluted). The mauri of the water has been altered through pollution or corruption and has the potential to do harm to humans.

Wai-mate: (dead water). This class of water has lost its mauri and is dead. It is dangerous to humans because it can cause illness or misfortune. Geographically it refers to sluggish water, stagnant or back water. Some tribes refer to it as waikawa.

Wai-tai: (salt or water from the ocean). This term also refers to rough or angry water as in surf, waves or sea tides.

Wai-tangi: (grieving waters). Refers to a river or part of a river which through some mishap has caused death, much pain and grieving to the tribe.

Wai-ariki: (hot springs or curative waters). The term ariki means "chief" in English and they are referred to as the chiefs or patriarchs of all waters.

Turangawaewae- Look at protecting our wai and what is in it. Unpack the history of contests over control. Look at local examples of this

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Write a statement that explains how this rich learning opportunity will help realise your vision for ākonga.Consider the following construction:

robeanne — 2023-11-17 01:32:04 UTC

If we [do this as teachers...], then we [will improve students’....]

E.g. If we are empowering our learners to connect to their turangawaewae then we will improve their sense of belonging and self-worth.

The history of what damage has been done- certain areas are replenishing that have been protected.

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Whakapapa me te whānaungatanga - Cutlure and identity

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our links to histories and stories of local hapu/iwi
connecting with new migrants/travellers through the links made between waters
Tiakitanga - looking after our waters - pest control, pollution, recognized life sources of the area/whenua
Industrialisation - hidden rivers - what treasures can we find under the grounds
Industrialisation - migration: reasons for crossing borders
Colonisation - exchange/confiscation of lands = loss of identity and cultural links

Culture and identity

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Start with - why is water important.

Identify an awa that's important to you.

Olympic Park treasure hunt.

Use google maps to see all the little water ponds around us that we wouldn't know of. Search and find the meaning behind the name.

See all the connections between bodies of water.

Localise it- look at our local Whau- polution there

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Tūrangawaewae me te kaitiakitanga - Place and Environment

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Learn about the Whau:

-Why was it important

-What was it used for

-History

Tuurangawaewae me te kaitiakitanga - Place and Environment

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Cleaning up our local streams/awa and planting alongside them.

If we provide our students with practical experiences it will form stronger connection to the wai and the motu and we will improve students' understanding of why these need to be protected for the future.

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If we look after the water, the water will look after us.

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If we teach our students about the importance of looking after our water ways and how it can affect us. Then we will improve the students desires to become kaitiaki of the wai and educate the future generations.

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we want to whakamana our students to understand the importance of the lifegiving power of water, we can empower them to give life to future generations.