Alaska Wharenui Task

                                               We have been learning about wharenui because we are going to stay at our local Marae. Here is my writing about a wharenui.

 Wharenui

This is a descriptive writing about a wharenui. Here are some facts about a
wharenui.

A Wharenui is a special place were some people have meetings or have
special  occasions. Some of the people that have meetings could be the
Prime Minister the Queen and other special people. Some of the special
occasions could be a birthday party for one of the people who belong to
the wharenui also if one of the people who belong to the wharenui passed
away they could do a funeral/ tangi at the wharenui.  There might be other
special occasions that could be held in a wharenui. A wharenui is special
because it holds Maori legends with the carvings ( carvings tell you a Maori
legend ) , it also is very important for Maori because it is a house of culture.
It represents an ancestor that was very sacred. It is also important for
many other reasons.

A Wharenui is representing a Maōri  ancestor. The head ( the top of the wharenui) is called the koruru. On the sides of the wharenui are the arms in Maori it is called maihi and at the ends  of the maihi are the hands. The hands in Maori is called the raparapa . There is a long panel across the room which is the spine and in Maori it is called the tahuhu and across the tahuhu is the ribs which in Maori it is called heke. In the middle of the wharenui is the heart. In Maori it is called poutokomanawa.

Those are some facts about a wharenui.By Alaska