Space names
What is the name of the cafe area?
Te Awanui
Where are the pou located?
At the front of te kura
What is the meaning of Tunawhakapeke?
Named after a lake in this area, a hub where eeling and resource gathering occurred, and has now been shortened to Rototuna
Parata, Karu atua, Haumi & Taurapa are part of what?
A waka
What is your Iwi leader called?
Kaihautu
What is the name of the cooking room?
Māra kai
How were the pou named?
After the tool they are holding, hue, toki, tiki.
What is Mangapū?
This is the name of Lake D, one of the main lakes of this area. This space faces towards Mangapū.
What colour is the Taurapa Iwi?
Maroon
What role does your Kaiārahi have?
Advisor/whanau teacher
What is the space name for the science labs?
Te Manatu
What are the names of the three pou?
Tiki, toki, Hue
What is the meaning of Māra kai
The garden of food - looking outside Te Totara was a papakainga of mara kai.
What part of the waka is Haumi
The joints and materials used to combine the various sections of a waka
What is your subject teacher called?
Kaiako
What is the art space name?
Te Pitau
Who designed and carved the three pou?
Michael Matchitt
What is the meaning of Te Awanui
One of the old original names of the Waikato River. This is what it would have been known as in the time of Wairere and Koura.
What part of the waka is the taurapa
stern-piece of the waka
What are the student Iwi leaders called?
Kaikokiri
What is the weight room space name?
Te Tairai
What year were the pou unveiled?
2019
What is the meaning of Te Tumu?
A base of support that offers many layers of access. A large tree or pole that separated the heavens.
What are the 4 Iwi names?
Parata, Taurapa, Karu atua & Haumi
Kaiarataki