Response to Text

 Response to text:

Kakahu Pekepeke 

by Keri Welham

1. A whakairo is… 

a) another word for taonga b) a Maori food

c) a traditional carving d) a gift 

2. The whakairo was gifted to the school in...

a) 1990 b) 1992

c) 2000 d) 2002

3. Explain why the whakairo is called “Kakahu Pekepeke”

→ The Whakairo aka (Kakahu Pekepeke) was presented to the school by Kerry Wilson in 1992 for the school’s new Library. 

4. True or False: A pekepeke is a cloak.

a) True b) False

5. Which of the following is NOT a taonga that Ōtūmoetai School has?

a) Carvings of Tākitimu waka b) The prow of the Tākitimu waka

c) Murals of the first Principal d) A 125 year old Oak Tree

6. What can the idea of “kakahu pekepeke” (giving a cloak to a family who is mourning) tell us about Maori, and their sense of community?

→  telling us that they give one to another and do not expect anything back in return?

7. How does the design of the whakairo show  the importance of the environment to Maori communities and culture?

→ It shows the importance of how wisley they used their time doing it.