{"id":4798,"date":"2025-06-27T11:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/?p=4798"},"modified":"2025-06-27T12:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:52:48","slug":"matariki-2025-celebration-at-aea-a-day-of-culture-creativity-and-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/as\/matariki-2025-celebration-at-aea-a-day-of-culture-creativity-and-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Matariki 2025 Celebration at AEA: A Day of Culture, Creativity and Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4798\" class=\"elementor elementor-4798\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63b0e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d63b0e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3e419 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3e419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc6dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fc6dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Matariki 2025 Celebration at AEA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7112712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7112712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19 June 2025 | ICL Education Centre<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afed875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afed875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Thursday 19 June, Auckland English Academy proudly hosted its annual <em data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"319\">Matariki<\/em> celebration, bringing together students and staff from all courses for a day filled with learning, creativity, and cultural connection.<\/p><p>Matariki, the M\u0101ori New Year, is a time for reflection, unity, and new beginnings. To honour this special time, AEA organised three engaging workshops that allowed students to immerse themselves in the traditions and values of Aotearoa New Zealand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2da2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b2da2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc55a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbc55a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4824\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0396f6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0396f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e02e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e02e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"832\">Each student had the opportunity to participate in two out of the three rotating workshops:<\/p><p data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"1248\">\ud83c\udfb5 <strong data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"856\">Waiata Workshop<\/strong> \u2013 where students learned traditional M\u0101ori songs, including the well-known <em data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"952\">T\u016btira mai ng\u0101 iwi<\/em>, often sung in New Zealand schools.<br data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"991\" \/>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1017\">Poi-Making Workshop<\/strong> \u2013 where participants crafted their own poi and learned how to use them in traditional performances.<br data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1120\" \/>\ud83e\ude81 <strong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1163\">Manu Tukutuku (Kite) Making Workshop<\/strong> \u2013 where students created colourful kites inspired by M\u0101ori designs and storytelling.<\/p><p data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"1248\">Each group spent one class period in their first workshop, before moving on to the second for the following session. The result was a campus alive with song, movement, colour, and cultural exchange.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70312d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70312d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9a20a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c9a20a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd6a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dd6a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4807\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92878a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92878a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Students during their Waiata workshop with teachers Deisy and Barry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583dc60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"583dc60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c69852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c69852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Matariki-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4799\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd41062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd41062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Students braiding yarns for poi cords during Poi-making workshop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1be830 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1be830\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcb551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fcb551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1133\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-05-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4830\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7307371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7307371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Teacher Javiera instructing how to make the knot for Poi cord.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dea446 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dea446\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55d33a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d55d33a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4806\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba88676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba88676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Students colouring elements to decorate kites during the kite-making workshop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aca86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58aca86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff6884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ff6884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4802\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79fd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f79fd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Students working on their Poi during the Poi-making workshop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82fba3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d82fba3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c55a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c55a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4805\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d18996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d18996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Students working on the final touches during the kite-making workshop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd38a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bd38a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def3068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def3068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The celebration culminated in a lively gathering in the Student Lounge, where our Beginners class gave a spirited <em data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1574\">Ti R\u0101kau<\/em> (M\u0101ori stick game) performance, accompanied by Teacher Chris Orange on guitar. The room filled with applause as students showcased their newly made poi and kites, proudly displaying their work to peers and teachers alike.<\/p><p>The true highlight of the day came when all students and teachers joined together in harmony to sing <em data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1919\">T\u016btira mai ng\u0101 iwi<\/em>. Directed by Chris Orange and supported by teachers Deisy Meijll and Nita Yukseloglu on guitar, the performance created a powerful moment of unity and shared pride.<\/p><p>The celebration closed with a <em data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2136\">massive shared kai<\/em>, featuring delicious food and drinks generously provided by the school and brought in by students and staff as part of the Matariki tradition of sharing. Laughter, music, and conversations flowed freely as students formed new friendships and deepened their connection to the AEA wh\u0101nau.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25b4c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d25b4c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279959e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"279959e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82d5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b82d5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4816\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14a936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e14a936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">AEA beginner students about to perform Ti R\u0101kau.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e86727 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e86727\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e631f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e631f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-20.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4818\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda8e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dda8e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">AEA students gathered to see Ti R\u0101kau performed by the beginner class.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958c8ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"958c8ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07de14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d07de14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4817\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25295ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25295ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">AEA beginner students performing Ti R\u0101kau.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6546312 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6546312\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d75d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84d75d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-27.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4825\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225ac18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"225ac18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Left to right: Teachers Chris, Nita and Deisy during waiata performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdb08d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccdb08d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407f0d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"407f0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/matariki-28.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4826\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59fe45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a59fe45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">AEA students singing T\u016btira mai ng\u0101 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data-id=\"176f676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Teacher Jacqui displaying kites made by students.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda7ae4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fda7ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec153b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec153b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2943\">Through these hands-on workshops, performances, and shared experiences, students not only celebrated Matariki but also explored the rich M\u0101ori values associated with this time of year:<br data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2612\" \/><strong data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2621\">Aroha<\/strong> (love and respect), <strong data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2665\">Whakamaumaharatanga<\/strong> (remembrance), <strong data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2696\">Kotahitanga<\/strong> (unity), <strong data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2718\">Tohatoha<\/strong> (sharing), <strong data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2744\">Mana Taiao<\/strong> (environmental awareness), <strong data-start=\"2772\" data-end=\"2782\">H\u0101kari<\/strong> (feasting), <strong data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2806\">W\u0101nanga<\/strong> (discussion), <strong data-start=\"2821\" data-end=\"2834\">Noho tahi<\/strong> (coming together), <strong data-start=\"2854\" data-end=\"2870\">Atawhaitanga<\/strong> (kindness), <strong data-start=\"2883\" data-end=\"2895\">Whakanui<\/strong> (celebration), and <strong data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"2931\">Tuakiritanga<\/strong> (identity).<\/p><p data-start=\"2945\" data-end=\"3129\">It was a day to remember\u2014filled with joy, cultural learning, and meaningful connection. 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