part of a ceremony makes it much more meaningful. “I feel it is important to get rid of the feeling of them and us, and being part of a powhiri is one small step towards fully experiencing our bicultural heritage.’’ Steve Everingham says he is impressed with the way the boys have embraced the programme and are so keen to learn. “I’m also impressed with their knowledge of modern issues such as treaty settlements and, on the whole, I think they are aware of the issues around cultural imbalance. By the end of the term, they should be competent to introduce themselves with their mihi and be aware of their tribal identity. We do have boys identifying from South Island iwi and it is also important that we recognise this.’’
“I feel it is important to get rid of the feeling of themand us,and being part of a powhiri is one small step towards fully experiencing our bicultural heritage.” CallumHackston
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