2. Fact 1
A Powhiri is a traditional Maori welcome.
3. Fact 2
It was used by Maori over 300 years ago to work out if visitors
arriving at their Pa (village) were friends or foe (enemies).
4. Fact 3
First the Moari warrior standing guard at the entrance of the Pa
would call out to his people that visitors were arriving.
5. Fact 4
Then a warrior would perform a wero a challenge and approach the
visitors in a war.
6. Fact 5
He would lay down something like a piece of fern on the ground
before the visitors and if they picked it up it meant they were
coming in piece if they didnt pick it up it meant war!
7. Fact 6
If the visitors picked up the offering there would be a Maori
calling.A song of welcome from the Pa site and the visitors would
enter singing their own song of reply.
8. Fact 7
They would meet in front of the Marae which is the place in front
of the carved meeting house and share information about themselves
and the visitors would explain why they had come to visit.
9. Fact 8
Then there would be a feast before the visitors left.
And that is how a Powhiriworks!
10. 11. Video of powhiri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqosyJedsY
12. Bibliography
This is where we got all our Facts from
http://www.suzy.co.nz/suzysworld/Factpage.asp?FactSheet=259
We got all our images from Google Images.
13. credits
Song Written By
Ed and his Whanau.
YouTube ,He Kakano Ahau .
