Box method

Whare

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A Whare will always point North or somewhere around North.So the head of the Whare is always facing to the sun.At the frount of the school Whare there are 3 iwi. Representing 3 tibes holding a rope with all the colors of the 12 houses.  

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A Whare is the moir name for a house the shape of a whare is the body of an ancestor.This is an example of what a Whare might look like as an ancestor.

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There are 4 four maiti classes and there is an animal for each one there is tuna crab mako and shark.

Valentines day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of thxe US women send themselvesd flowers on Valentines day.Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi day

These people are carrying the banner because they don't think the treaty has beed honoured.

The treaty was signed on feb 1840. 40 maori chiefs signed it but later over 500 more signed.

most of the chiefs didn't now how to write.  They used symbols and crosses.

The treaty was signed in waitangi which is above Auckland the treaty was between two groups the british and the Maori.

There is a maori version of the treaty and an english version.

They are now debating which treaty is more accurate.