Waiata

I spent yesterday down at the Pa practicing waiata. Translation: I went down to the meeting house my family belongs to outside Normanby in Sth Taranaki to practice songs. They are making a CD and have been running practice sessions for the last few weeks. The songs are a mix of traditional and modern, all with a link to the history and people of the place. It's helping my pronunciation no end also I can now greet people properly, and ask how they are and answer when they ask me - those classes are definitely working!


By the time I left in the afternoon the weather had closed in so it was a good thing I took these shots of the mountain early.