Hej hej,

Idag har vi varit pa Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 09 borta pa Baypark station (dar vi sag speedway forut).
Igar vad det installt pga vadret, det sporegnade, sa va lite nervos imorse, men vadret va bra. Det var molnigt men solen sken lite da och da.

Det var flera lag som tavlade i olika saker, bla
Waiata-a-tira - som ar en dynamisk grupp sang, lite som gospel
Poi - dar dansaren (oftast kvinna) dansar med ett snore med boll (later tontigt men var ratt coolt)
Waiata-a-ringa - en sang med speciella rorelser, som tillsammans berattar en historia.
Haka - krigsdans
Om ni vill veta mer kan ni kolla pa hemsidan www.festival.tematatini.co.nz

Det var valdigt maffigt, kan forsta att europerna blev radda nar de mottes av en massa maorier som utforde haka och sant. Plus sminket och tatueringarna e ratt skrammande de med, speciellt dom i ansiktet. Det var ratt sa kul for ett lag hade en valdigt stor vit snubbe med i laget. Han sag sa felplacerad ut, han var valdigt vit (eller ja han va rosa, hade nog brant sig lite i solen) och han hade rott har :)
Nae men det var coolt, valdigt glad att vi kunde uppleva detta.
Tog en massa kort men tyvarr ar en del lite suddiga, sorry. Filmade lite oxa sa att skulle fa se, dom blev val ok, men ljudet ar inte sa daligt som jag trodde, men saklart, det lat mycket battre live.

Det borjade regna en stund men det forsvann ratt snabbt. Vi at lunch da sa det gjorde inte sa mycket.

Ar ledig fran jobbet ikvall, men dom ringde och ville att jag skulle jobba, fast att dom visste att jag hade planer idag, muppar, men jag sa nej. Ikvall ska vi ata middag, kolla pa film och ata popcorn!

Kram

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Hi all

Today we've been to Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 09 over at the Baypark stadium (where we watched speedway before).
It was really cool.
Was a bit worried because it was cancelled yesterday due to the weather, it was pissing down and gale winds. But today it was cloudy but nice :)

So there were several teams competing in well Kapa Haka (maori modern day performance and song).
For example:
Waiata-a-tira - group dynamics singing, examples being chorals and hymns
Poi - where the dancer (mainly female) manipulates a ball attached to a length of cord exhibiting the full ethos of grace, beauty, timing, precision and allure
Waiata-a-ringa - a song where specific hand movements portray different meanings and combined create a story
Haka - the war dance
If you want to know more just have a look at the website www.festival.tematatini.co.nz

It was really cool and just wow. I can imagine that when the Europeans came to settle down here and they were met by loads of maoris doing the haka they got scared. It is a bit scary, especially with the make up and tattoos.
It was quite funny though, one of the teams had a massive white guy in the team, he looked so out of place, plus he was really white and ginger!
So glad we got the chance to see this though.
Took some pictures, the quality is not the best, but it'll do. I also tried to film a bit so you could see and hear it and well it turned out ok.

I'm off all day and night today, although they called me this morning and wanted me to work tonight even though I told them yesterday I had plans today, but I said no. Tonight we're having a nice dinner, then we'll watch a movie and have some popcorn :)