Students aiming for Iron Māori

We have selected 8 senior students to train for Iron Māori Tamariki and Rangatahi (Aquathon and Triathlon) that is held annually down in Napier in December.

The tamariki event (age 10-12 yrs) consists of a 200m swim in Pandora Pond, followed by a 3km run and the Rangatahi event (age 13-17) consists of a 500m swim,  14km cycle, followed by a 3km run.

We have started training down at our local YMCA centre and are very grateful for the awesome manager and staff who lets us train during our lunch times using their fantastic facilities and equipment.

You can check out our triathletes individual profiles on their blog that has been created to share their journeys and progress.

We are all really excited about reppin' PES down at the awesome event that is IronMāori.

Thousands welcome Waka

Mālama Honua brought Hawai'i's education leaders to the Manaiakalani schools to learn about our innovative education practices at Pt England Beach, Auckland, NZ.

Ōiwi TV 'From Hawaii, to the world' shares the wonderful event that was 'Manaiakalani meets Mālama Honua'



Manaiakalani: High-end Polynesian Tech from Oiwi TV on Vimeo.

Tuakana Teina in full swing with Yr 7/8's and Room 13

Check out Miss Kings post about the awesome Tuakana Teina programme running in Room 13.

New Waiata - Taukiri e

Here's our new waiata that our senior kapa haka group are learning.  You may notice that our senior group has grown - Mr G and myself are very happy to have new students join our roopu.  Students worked very hard learning this new waiata about leadership.  Ka pai koutou. 

This video is posted to help our students learn the actions.


Taukiri e actions from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Here's the karaoke version for those students who may have missed our practice today and for those of you keen on learning this waiata. Kia kaha!

Karaoke Taukiri e from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Yr 5/6 Kapa Haka

Our Year 5/6 Kapa Haka group meet every Thursdays after morning tea in our school hall.  They are a lovely roopu and Whaea Saf loves teaching them.  Today they were perfecting their 'e oho' waiata and actions. 

Room 11's e oho practice!

Here's some footage taken during Room 11's Te Reo session with Whaea Saf today.  They are practicing our waiata tira for next week's Hōkūlea and Hikianalia waka visit.  Aren't they awesome!


IMG 1820 from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

Only one week to go before Hōkūle'a and Hikianalia come ashore onto Ukutoia!

Matua Patrick was away last week so after our karakia, we started our practise discussing some of the logistics for the day. 

We then split into groups and worked with some of the leaders going over kupu and actions.  The rest of the leaders went outside to distract the rest of the school with their awesome chanting.  Thank you to the wonderful staff from other schools who stepped in to tautoko students by helping them gain confidence with the waiata tira.

The Ngā waka waiata is sounding great.  This weeks practice will involve the taiaha being used to keep us all in time with the chant so it will be interesting.