https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495 A traditional Maori welcome en-us 2019-07-01 03:12:17 UTC 2025-11-18 04:23:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/352224656/86064b0a817985d98cf1b4d43b6dc7a8/emotiki.jpg lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369773399 Here is the Marae at Unitec.  It is called Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae.  The name Te Noho Kotahitanga means working together as a whanau and community of staff and students.]]> 2019-07-01 03:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369773399 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369858633 A powhiri or pohiri is a traditional Maori welcome.
When you come to study at Unitec, you’re welcomed into the whanau and community with a pōhiri at the marae.  The marae is your home away from home.  The marae reminds us we are part of a large family and community called Unitec.]]> 2019-07-01 19:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369858633 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369859542 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHq0-Tt0-kk]]> 2019-07-01 19:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369859542 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369859927 1.  There are two groups of people on the marae.  The tangata whenua and the manuhiri.
2.  The tangata whenua are the people connected to the marae and the manuhiri are the visitors
3.  The manuhiri will wait at the entrance to the marae to be called onto the marae.  The call is a karanga.  This is done by our host.
4.  We will take our shoes off to show our respect for the place before we enter the whare nui or meeting house.
5.  The men sit in the front row and the women in the back.
6. There is a waiata or song to finish.
7.  Then we meet and greet with a hongi or a kiss on the cheek for the women.
8.  We leave a koha or gift for the tangata whenua. This is usually a gold coin]]> 2019-07-01 19:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369859927 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369861878 2019-07-01 20:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369861878 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369861881 This video welcomes the students who started studying at Unitec in 2019]]> 2019-07-01 20:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/369861881 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/370011090 This is our waiata that the manuhiri will sing before the hongi]]> 2019-07-02 23:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/fvav0deh0f231580258495/wish/370011090