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Kiwi Tamaki-The history of Kiwi Tamaki-The history of MaungakiekieMaungakiekie

Kiwi TamakiKiwi Tamaki was the name of the great was the name of the great Māori warrior chief of Te Waiohua tribe of Māori warrior chief of Te Waiohua tribe of Waikato.Waikato.

They lived and built their Pā and village on They lived and built their Pā and village on the mountain known as the mountain known as Maungakiekie Maungakiekie – – One tree hill.One tree hill.

Only just above the Onehunga Primary Only just above the Onehunga Primary School and Onehunga High School plus the School and Onehunga High School plus the Royal Oak Primary and the Royal Oak Primary and the whare whare WānangaTakiuraWānangaTakiura on Pah road. on Pah road.

It had one of the best Pa’s It had one of the best Pa’s

He and his warriors drove all before them, He and his warriors drove all before them, Ngati Maru and Ngati Paoa of the Hauraki Ngati Maru and Ngati Paoa of the Hauraki plains.Kawerau-a-Maki to the West and plains.Kawerau-a-Maki to the West and Ngapuhi to the north.Ngapuhi to the north.

His leadership skills were unquestionable His leadership skills were unquestionable and his battle field prowess were admired and his battle field prowess were admired by his enemies.by his enemies.

He ordered a PāHe ordered a Pā to be built and design it to be built and design it like a fortress with wooden palisades and like a fortress with wooden palisades and trenches 3 deep with only one trenches 3 deep with only one waharoa – waharoa – entranceentrance, so the attacking forces can only , so the attacking forces can only get in one at a time.get in one at a time.

The mountain’s historyThe mountain’s history

A decade went by and still the enemy A decade went by and still the enemy could not breach its defences so they met could not breach its defences so they met and thought that the only way to beat Kiwi and thought that the only way to beat Kiwi Tamaki was to lure him out into the open.Tamaki was to lure him out into the open.

So they set out a plan and with some So they set out a plan and with some persuasion he stepped out of his comfort persuasion he stepped out of his comfort zone and revenge was sought by his zone and revenge was sought by his enemies.enemies.

The mountain was regained by The mountain was regained by NgatiwhatuaNgatiwhatua the victors, until today the victors, until today where there is a Treaty of Waitangi claim where there is a Treaty of Waitangi claim lodged to the Waitangi tribunal.lodged to the Waitangi tribunal.

Notes supplied by ManahiNotes supplied by Manahi

Room 10’s enviro project integrated Room 10’s enviro project integrated with Art and a Maori perspectivewith Art and a Maori perspective

In 2008, students In 2008, students from Room 10 from Room 10 stained the board stained the board for our mural.for our mural.

They took turns They took turns and enjoyed the and enjoyed the activityactivity

The plan was to The plan was to create a mural on create a mural on our Pepehaour Pepeha

It all started with learning about our school It all started with learning about our school environment and finding out about our environment and finding out about our

mountainmountain In 2009,term 1 we In 2009,term 1 we

were learning about were learning about our environment.our environment.

The students The students researched about One researched about One Tree Hill- Tree Hill- MaungakiekieMaungakiekie

Many students walked Many students walked up Maungakiekie and up Maungakiekie and made some made some observations. They observations. They shared the same with shared the same with the class. the class.

The students practised drawing and painting The students practised drawing and painting the mountain on paper firstthe mountain on paper first

A lot of research A lot of research was done on the was done on the internet for finding internet for finding the right pictures, the right pictures, designs and designs and colours.colours.

Linni, an artist Linni, an artist helped us from the helped us from the beginning.beginning.

The girls enjoyed themselves during the The girls enjoyed themselves during the activityactivity

Students enjoyed Students enjoyed experimenting with experimenting with paints and blending paints and blending them.them.

It wasn’t easy It wasn’t easy standing on the standing on the slope and trying to slope and trying to paint. paint.

Learning about blending paints to get Learning about blending paints to get the right colourthe right colour

Students mixed Students mixed Resene paints in Resene paints in yogurt containers yogurt containers to get the right to get the right colour.colour.

They worked in all They worked in all kinds of weather.kinds of weather.

Artists at workArtists at work

The children blended so many colours to The children blended so many colours to get the right shade for the sun.get the right shade for the sun.

Margaret, a parent helped at every stage.Margaret, a parent helped at every stage.

Adding the detail to the paintingAdding the detail to the painting

After the students After the students did the basic did the basic outline, they added outline, they added detail to our detail to our mural.mural.

The trees, the The trees, the road, the obelisk, road, the obelisk, the eagle etc were the eagle etc were added on.added on.

Lots of outlining Lots of outlining had to be done.had to be done.

The detailed workThe detailed work

Everyone put Everyone put in so much in so much effort to get effort to get it rightit right..

Adding more detailAdding more detail

Lots of Lots of students students helped helped painting the painting the sheep, the sheep, the runners, the runners, the stones, the stones, the wharenuiwharenui

The last detailThe last detail

We were We were covering all covering all the little gaps the little gaps

The smallest of The smallest of detaildetail

Room 10’s Mural Room 10’s Mural

We are proud We are proud of our Pepehaof our Pepeha

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