Nesi - My Paloveape (Pepeha) - TAHA WAIRUA

Mālō e lelei! Today Akanesi took up the TAHA WAIRUA challenge from Mamarei to share her pepeha in Tongan - her paloveape that shares information that is personal and important to her of places, landmarks and whanau names. Malo 'aupito Nesi!

TAHA WAIRUA - Healthy Spirit - Saying Thank You - HANNAH

Hannah's TAHA CHALLENGE for today will help you to focus on nurturing a healthy spirit by building up our TAHA WAIRUA powers.

CHALLENGE:

Make a card or write an email for someone who
has been kind, cool or helpful to you.
Explain what they did and
why you appreciate them

Visit Hannah's blog and leave a comment for her.

Who encourages and supports you?
How will you say THANK YOU to them?

TAHA WAIRUA - Healthy Spirit - Personal Values - THA ZIN

Tha Zin is back with another TAHA CHALLENGE. Today you have the chance to focus on nurturing a healthy spirit by building up our TAHA WAIRUA powers.

CHALLENGE:

Interview someone in your whanau bubble. What are their personal values? What are your personal values?

Values = qualities or beliefs that are important to you

Watch Tha Zin's video to find out the qualities which are important to her and her younger brother.

Visit Tha Zin's blog and leave a comment for her.

What values are important to you? 

TAHA WHANAU - Healthy Relationships - Playing games with whanau - KAHURANGI

Kahurangi has another TAHA Challenge  today for TAHA WHANAU to help us build healthy relationships in our families.

Challenge: 

Play a game with someone in your whanau bubble.

Watch Kahurangi's video and see who won the race between him and his younger sister - yellow or blue?

 Leave a message for him in the comment box below.

What games are you going to play with your
bubble whanau today?

TAHA WAIRUA - Healthy Spirit - Research and recite your personal pepeha

The new TAHA Challenge today is to help build our TAHA WAIRUA for a healthy spirit.

Mamarei has taken up the challenge to research and recite her own personal pepeha from memory. Listen to her share her pepeha in Cook Island Maori. She has included details in her pepeha that connect her to specific places in the Cook Islands. Can you recognise any of the place names she mentions?

Feel free to leave a message for Mamarei in the comments box below. Try out this challenge for yourself!

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE - Choices - TAHA WAIRUA - Ms. Tapuke

For this TAHA CHALLENGE, Ms. Tapuke chose an inspirational quote from the book, Bag of Jewels. The messages are positive and uplifting - some funny, some make you think deeply!

Check out this video to see the quote Ms. Tapuke has chosen to share to improve our TAHA WAIRUA. She says,  "I really like this quote because it reminds us all that we always have a choice about how to act and behave.  We can either look for opportunities and ways to focus on the positives or only see the negative in any situation".

Think of a poem, quote, bible verse or prayer you could share. What does it mean to you?

TAHA WAIRUA - Healthy Spirit - Words with Meaning: PASCHAL & JARREKA

Paschal and Jarreka have a new TAHA Challenge to share today to help build our TAHA WAIRUA for a healthy spirit.

Challenge: Share a poem, prayer, bible verse or inspirational quote and explain why it is important to you.

Visit Jarreka's blog and leave a comment about her Cook Island translation of the Lord's Prayer.