Last Friday Paihia School attended the Tuia 250 event. This event was held to commemorate 250 years of the Pakeha meeting Maori. We went to see the Tuia 250 flotilla which means we got to see waka come in. These were the names of the waka/ boats that all traveled here Ngahiraka, Mai Tawhiti, Fafatie, Haunui, Endeavour, R tucker Thompson and Spirit of New Zealand. This was an amazing adventure because these waka were sailing all around the world and to see them coming in is phenomenal. I like this very much and can't wait until the next generation will see this in their lifetime. I found this an amazing learning opportunity and it is easy for me to understand why they do this flotilla now because I know that it is to celebrate 250 years of the meeting between Pakeha and Maori. How would you feel if you got to see this?
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