Wainui Beach School Pepeha:
Ko Maungaroa te maunga,
Ko te Poho - O Rawiri te Marae,
Ko Hamanatua te awa.
Wainui Beach School's awa - or stream is Hamanatua, which is just about 10 minutes away from our school. Last year some students planted some Harakeke - or flax down by a pathway next to the stream. Today we went and did some weeding around the plants because we are the kaitiaki (guardians) of our stream. There were lots of weeds everywhere we looked! Including fennel and nightshade that we had to dig out of the ground. We also added some mulch around them to keep them moist. We got very dirty but were proud of our mahi in the end. Now all the harakeke and a couple of kawakawa are looking very beautiful! Here are some photos from the stream:
Wow that is so awesome! I can't wait to see the plantings in another year's time. Our community is very lucky to have Wainui Beach School taking care of the Hamanatua Stream. Lovely photos!!
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