ABC WEdnesday K for Kapa haka, Maori war dance.

It involves scary faces, lots of thigh-slapping and loud chanting.

But there is so much history behind the war dance.


Here's the words to the traditional haka performed by the mighty All Blacks.

Ringa pakia
(Slap the hands against the thighs)
Uma tiraha
(Puff out the chest)
Turi whatia
(Bend the knees)
Hope whai ake
(Let the hip follow)
Waewae takahia kia kino
(Stamp the feet as hard as you can)
Ka mate! Ka mate!
(It is death!, It is death!)
Ka ora! Ka ora!
(It is life!, It is life!)
Ka mate! Ka mate!
(It is death! It is death!)
Ka ora! Ka ora!
(It is life! It is life!)
Tenei Te Tangata Puhuru huru
(This is the hairy man)
Nana nei tiki mai
(Who fetched the sun)
Whakawhiti te ra
(And caused to shine again)
A upa ne ka up ane
(One upward step, another upward step)
Upane, Kaupane
(An upward step)
Whiti te ra
(The sun shines!)





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My World: support for Samoa

Three young girls of Mt Albert Baptist Church, Ellyse, Zoe and Jess are going on their Youth Reachout trip to Samoa. 
They raising $7,200.00 between now and 24th of June by having cakes sales and sausage sizzles. They leave for 3 weeks on July 6th. A big part of this experience is about working to fund the trip themselves.

They will be part of a larger group of 30 students, who will be working in schools, churches, children's programmes and school camps sharing their Christian faith. This is a fantastic opportunity for the girls to develop lifelong skills.

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ABC Letter L for Lei,

These are synthetic leis, not the frangipani ones you see wore by the Pacific Islanders.







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Sands Manukau wins a car.

To celebrate being the best-selling car company in New Zealand for the past 25 years, we’ve given 25 deserving Kiwi charities a brand new 2013 Corolla each, to use for three years. The people have spoken and the results are in. THANKS to everyone who voted. We’ll contact the winners on Monday 25 March.

Toyota New Zealand | 25 Ways to Say Thanks

Toyota New Zealand was founded in 1966, although way back then we were called Consolidated Motor Distributors Ltd (have a 

Sands New Zealand

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who voted for Sands Manukau in the Toyota competition. They have been one of the lucky groups to win the use of a brand new car for 3 years! I know that Sarah, their coordinator will be so excited by this. Just remember, even though it is our Manukau group that have won this, it will do great things for Sands New Zealand as a whole - raising awareness all over New Zealand with the publicity that this will bring with it. As well as running her own local group, Sarah is the National Coordinator for Sands New Zealand, so she will be using this to promote Sands in any way she can! Congrats guys, well done!

ABOUT SANDS MANUKAU

Supporting parents and whanau following the death of their baby at any stage during pregnancy and up to 1 year following birth. Memory making items and hand/foot castings are given free to families as tangible memories. Ongoing support by phone, email, Face Book and one on one contact.

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Red, Andy rides for cancer

I am extremely proud of my nephew Andy. He has pledged to Ride and support this good cause. Riding 2 days , 200 kilometer is a mean task. I should say raising money is in the genes. When I was in Singapore, I raised funds for Kenya for 16 years, and I spearheaded raising funds to separate the Siamese twins in NTU.

Support My Ride to Conquer Cancer™

Please Support My Ride to Conquer Cancer. One in Two Men & Women are diagnosed with this horrible disease before the age of 85. I am hoping to make a difference to our community no matter how small.

The Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting The Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at RPA, is a 200km cycling journey throughout New South Wales countryside.

This year, I am participating in The Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer , a 2-day, October 12-13, 2013 that I am embarking on to fight cancer. It will be a challenge in a number of ways, but with my bike, my helmet, and your generosity, a real impact will be made! 

Welcome to my Personal Page!
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Cancer is something that has touched all of our lives in some measure. It's my goal to put a stop to that and The Ride is how I am doing my part. That's why I am so passionate about raising funds. Any donation that you can give is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Regards,

Andy Yuen

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Catalytic Fuel

The leader pastor of Mt Albert Baptist church Jonathan Dove turned Scientist today as he brought his Catalytic Fuel sermon. He was a very effective scientist as he made the elephant toothpaste. He needed that  bottle of yellow  detergent.

He certainly was very successful in making me sit up and want to duplicate it with my students. I just spent last week about volcanoes and earthquakes.

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Stay mellow with yellow!

PhotoHunt ' FLOW '

This dam provides water to Auckland.


Water, the elders say,
is like blood in your vein,
abuse it with drug,
your water cannot be used.

Water, the elders say,
is the giver of life.
abuse it,
and you die.


The PhotoHunt word for the day is ' FLOW '

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