Ngā Rauemi: Bilingual Resources
Aruaru ki Tawhiti: Click cover to download
Kupe me te Wheke a Muturangi hei whakaakoranga puoro – kanikani hoki
Chase Across the Waves: Click cover to download
Kupe and the Giant Wheke through Music and Movement
Rauemi Tautoko: Resource Support Material
Wheke Tere: Speech and Rhythmic Support Material
In this video:
- Poem spoken aloud
- Poem spoken over steady beat with examples of varied body percussion patterns
- Poem spoken over Part B of poem as a body percussion ostinato
- Poem transferred to hand drum body percussion patterns and then on to hand drums
- Poem on hand drums with Parts A and B layered and with Part A shown also as a rhythmic canon (round)
Wheke Tere: Melodic Support Material
In this video:
- Instrumental arrangement with a layered entry
- Alto xylophone shown with a Pentatonic set up to support improvisation work (F and B bars removed)
- Instrumental arrangement with improvisation in Part B (Using a rondo form)
Kaikaiā Paddling Chant: Speech and Rhythmic Support Material
In this video:
- Poem spoken aloud
- Poem spoken over steady beat with examples of varied body percussion patterns
- Rhythm put on to un-tuned percussion instruments, with and without words
- Varied body percussion paddling patterns to accompany poem and support creative work
Kaikaiā Paddling Chant: Poem in 2 Parts and Using Tī Rākau
In this video:
- Kaikaiā in 2 parts on untuned percussion, with and without words
- Kaikaiā using tī rākau
Links to support further cross curricular learning of Kupe me Te Wheke a Muturangi
Extend your learning about Kupe and the discovery of Aotearoa by reading other versions of the story, and looking at sites associated with Kupe’s journey.
A map of some places in the sounds (and Hokianga), and a more detailed story of place names associated with Kupe.
A photographic journey to various Kupe sites by Te Papa staff. This is also on Tuia website.
Kapa Haka Performance of the Story of Kupe performed at Matatini 2019 by Muriwhenua from Tai Tokerau – with MENZA tangata whenua board member Selena Bercic performing.
Gallery
Photos and videos of children and teachers engaging with the resource. We hope this section inspires educators to adapt the material for their unique contexts and age groups. If you would like to share photos or videos of your work with the resource we would love to hear from you: priya.menza@gmail.com
FERGUSSON INTERMEDIATE UPPER HUTT: Year 7 and 8 students (teacher Holly Pears) working with some of speech and rhythmic material in the resource. This trio adapted and refined their ideas over a couple of weeks and this is what they came up with – thank you for sharing!