Yesterday I went to Margaret Mahy And Victoria Square, we also went on the Waka and discovered the Mats
My favourite part of the trip was we got to go on the waka. I got to go under the bridge. I was scared.
I was worried I would fall in the ice cold water. Then I slowly did not get scared. It hurt my arm after a while
and I was near the front. I was sitting next to Lily on the waka. It was fun.
Something I learnt was that the mats on the ground all meant something different and there were thirteen mats
they put on the ground. They were bricks on the ground but people weaved all of them and only two did them
and one of them was near Margaret Mahy playground .
The thing I found the most interesting was that at Victoria Square is where the Maori people did trading. Also,
the pou they had ferns on them. There is a table that had fishing rods on it so we thought that was the place
they did salling, fashing or trading .
This trip has helped me with my PBL because I did not know that much about Maori designs and I do
now. Also I did not know about the mats and I learned that wakas were the only boat in the olden days
in New Zealand and they had to take it to the market when they needed to trade or give and sell to other
people .
Have you ever been to this place before ?
Do you now wear it is ? Do you know what it is?
Is it real?