Tatiana - The Powhiri

As all the new pupils of Tamaki College waited for their special welcoming ceremony, the rest of the school and staff members were waiting in the school marae anxiously for the new arrivals. We were soon going to be welcomed and greeted in this ceremony we call a ‘powhiri’. You could tell everyone was nervous as we started to walk into the gates of the marae while the astonishing haka was being performed from the senior boys. The welcoming was awesome, loud and definitely proud. Special guests and head staff members spoke in honour of us all. We were very proud to finally become a student of Tamaki College.The powhiri was such a welcoming and enjoyable event.