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Tamaki Heritage Village
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Lost In Our Own Land
A brilliant night of entertainment, education and food (Hangi). A Journey back to early 1800s where ancient Maori values clashed with Pioneering Settlers to New Zealand.
The journey starting at 6PM with a welcome by a host dressed in both Maori and European dress, welcoming guests in both native Maori and English. The journey takes us through to a forest lined pathway with the sounds of a flute, arriving at a bridge. The Old Tohunga stands in the middle of the bridge, a Karakia is offered before crossing the bridge. The journey leads us across the bridge into the Wharewaka, sounds of people talking come from speakers while TVs show old footage of Maori life. Everything goes dark and the Musket Warrior Chief comes through the door angry, He says things have changed from the old ways. Then the journey takes us through another door out to a village with villagers doing crafts, gardening etc, we look around and then things go quiet again and the Musket Warrior Chisef and his war party arrives, words are exchanged between the old Chief and the Musket Warrior Chief, then a Haka starts, the guests are guided upto the meeting house, guests are seated and are then shown the 2 tribesfighting, the old Chief is killed and his wife and her friends come and take him back to the Pa gates and proceed to have an open Tangi (funeral).
We guest are then lead through the Pa area to the waiting Tram. Once on the Tram we are supplied with blankets to put over our knees for the Tram journey.
We go forward 30 years to when the Maori start the migration to the towns of the Colonials. The Musket Warrior Chief arrives alongside the stopped Tram and tells the story of muskets, introduction of influenza, loss of land and impact of religion.
A new chapter has begun and the Tram continues to the township of Ferrymead and we get off the Tram and congregate outside of the church and listen to a Preacher trying to convert the Maoris.
We then continue the journey by walking through the town.
This journey took 2 hours 45 minutes. We then go to the restaurant and partake of a Hangi (food cooked with hot stones in the ground). Very good food and plenty to go around. We eat and chat for 1 hour 15 minutes. We are then taken back to the Tram back to the starting point of our journey to go back to our vehicles by 10.10PM
I thoroughly enjoyed my night and highly recomend this experience to anyone who is staying or living in Christchurch, New Zealand.
www.maoriculture.co.nz for more imformation
presents
Lost In Our Own Land
A brilliant night of entertainment, education and food (Hangi). A Journey back to early 1800s where ancient Maori values clashed with Pioneering Settlers to New Zealand.
The journey starting at 6PM with a welcome by a host dressed in both Maori and European dress, welcoming guests in both native Maori and English. The journey takes us through to a forest lined pathway with the sounds of a flute, arriving at a bridge. The Old Tohunga stands in the middle of the bridge, a Karakia is offered before crossing the bridge. The journey leads us across the bridge into the Wharewaka, sounds of people talking come from speakers while TVs show old footage of Maori life. Everything goes dark and the Musket Warrior Chief comes through the door angry, He says things have changed from the old ways. Then the journey takes us through another door out to a village with villagers doing crafts, gardening etc, we look around and then things go quiet again and the Musket Warrior Chisef and his war party arrives, words are exchanged between the old Chief and the Musket Warrior Chief, then a Haka starts, the guests are guided upto the meeting house, guests are seated and are then shown the 2 tribesfighting, the old Chief is killed and his wife and her friends come and take him back to the Pa gates and proceed to have an open Tangi (funeral).
We guest are then lead through the Pa area to the waiting Tram. Once on the Tram we are supplied with blankets to put over our knees for the Tram journey.
We go forward 30 years to when the Maori start the migration to the towns of the Colonials. The Musket Warrior Chief arrives alongside the stopped Tram and tells the story of muskets, introduction of influenza, loss of land and impact of religion.
A new chapter has begun and the Tram continues to the township of Ferrymead and we get off the Tram and congregate outside of the church and listen to a Preacher trying to convert the Maoris.
We then continue the journey by walking through the town.
This journey took 2 hours 45 minutes. We then go to the restaurant and partake of a Hangi (food cooked with hot stones in the ground). Very good food and plenty to go around. We eat and chat for 1 hour 15 minutes. We are then taken back to the Tram back to the starting point of our journey to go back to our vehicles by 10.10PM
I thoroughly enjoyed my night and highly recomend this experience to anyone who is staying or living in Christchurch, New Zealand.
www.maoriculture.co.nz for more imformation