What an absolutely wonderful hangi day! We were blessed with beautiful weather and an abundance of very helpful people to get through our tasks An awesome atmosphere and a great team effort.
Dodinsky said "People who uplift you are the best kind of people. You don't simply keep them. You have to treasure them." At Bream Bay kindergarten we really do treasure our whanau...such a wonderful community. We just couldn't have done it without the aroha and support given to us to bring a dream to reality. You make our hearts glow people, thank you so very much!
And such a marvellous experience for children to be part of too.
"I liked the kai bit. I liked the boys singing. I liked the bit when Tania was singing. I liked my Dad putting the banana leaves in the basket. Mummy, she wrapped the kai and put it in the banana leaves where my Dad was. I liked the pumpkin, the pork and the meat, oh and the potato." Waikohu.
"All of the Mums they were getting all the food ready. Then they needed to carry it by the fire. All of the food is different. i liked that pumpkin. You can join in with the food if everyone is hungry maybe." Kiara.
"My Nan was at the hangi." Joshiah.
"My Mum was there. Ivy was there. My Dad was there and so was I!" Tia.
"We got fire in the ground and wait for it to get dark, for all the people to come. The little ones, the Mummies, the Daddies and the Nannies come to watch the hangi. I had a chance to pick up my Nan and everyone singing the song." Creedence.
"The rope was there so the children don't go by the hangi. I liked the hangi cause the fire and cause my Dad was doing the fire and my Uncle. Uncle Gav did do it too, and my cousin Buggy and then I smiled at them. Buggy was doing the mihitau and there was heaps of people." Ramaria.
Ma te wheturanga o Matariki
E tiki mai, e manaaki mai i a koe,
i a koutou ranei,
no te tau e take mai ana.
May the gentle light of Matariki
guide and inspire you all this year
