KURA WAIATA & HAKA
Waiata & haka are an integral part of our daily life at kura & one way our tamariki and rangatahi can connect with not only each other but the amazing environment we live in
Haka: Waimarino Kura
This haka was written in 2016 by Jerome Kavanagh & our kura tamariki. In 2021, it was re-edited by Erica Haumate & Uenuku
Waimarino Kura, Waimarino Kura
Waimarino Kura, Waimarino Kura
A tauira, tamariki, ngā hau e wha
Hi ha! Hi ha!
Hauhungatahi, Ruapehu, Tongariro, Pihanga, Ngāuruhoe
Hoe, hoe, hoe a ra!
A Makaretu, Whakapapanui, Piopiotea, Whanganui!
Awa Whanganui!
Ara!
Ka mate, ka mate, ka ora, ka ora x2
Tēnei te tangata Pūhuruhuru
Nāna i tiki mai whakawhiti te ra
Hupane, kaupane
Whiti te ra
Hi!
Kapa Haka
In 2021, under the guidance and leadership of Waimarino - National Park School kaiako Erica Haumate following a long hiatus Kapa Haka was again performed in our halls with the support of Uenuku and whānau.
Our debut performance was part of our day of Matariki celebrations which started with a dawn karakia at the pou-whenua - Uenuku Te Pou Tipua o Tūroa - which stands at the National Park, Park & Ride site.
Our School Song
This waiata was written by Sally Middleton and Lisa Jäggi in 2015
There is a place that we call home, a place where we belong.
With Ruapehu, Ngāuruhoe, Tongariro standing strong.
Come learn in our playground, where volcanoes touch the sky.
The rivers flow, the snow falls down, where our children learn to fly.
Chorus:
Reach for the mountain top, enjoy the journey there.
Step by step we make our way, our knowledge we will share.
At night when we lay down to sleep, our dreams fill our mind.
As darkness falls the kiwi calls, we’re each one of a kind.
Ka awhina te katoa
Ka piki te maunga teitei
(repeat chorus)
Chant:
At National Park School
We aim high
Awhi atu, awhi mai!
(Repeat chant & chorus)
