Haka Waiata

Haka Waiata has been celebrated in Tamaki Intermediate for years! We have come together as houses and represented ourselves through song and dance. Magnificently, all the 2012 students competed in our first but final Haka Waiata ever.

Saturday 27th October 2012, excited children were getting ready, ready to perform our little hearts out. All across the school red, blue, green and yellow clad kids went into their designated costume areas, sweating from the days worth of sports. In Hard Materials, Calliope and Leander got ready for a performance of a lifetime. In the Food Tech room, Achilles got ready and next door in Room 14, Orpheus got ready.

Slowly as time dribbled by, everyone took their seats in the hall. Every person in the hall exuded enthusiasm and very slowly everyone was cloaked in silence.

Miss Waetford off this momentous occasion introducing the school and houses. Then our head girl Irasa got up and said the awesomest ending karakia! Finally Miss Waetford gladly introduced the first contestant, Calliope!

Calliope's performance was stupefying. With the girls and boys dances taking away our breaths and their Latin dance was simply awe inspiring. And to top it off Tatiana did the most astonishing solo dance.

Next to perform was Orpheus. And even with just one girl there, Sharon and her boys done magnificently. Sharon showed fierce determination when performing the girls and solo by herself then also doing the mixed. but luckily the Achilles girls got up and supported their friend.

After this was Leander. It was terrifying getting up and doing a karanga. But after things started to heat up we all got into th move of things. Backstage everyone was frantic, there were clothes and jewelery going everywhere but when we got back on stage we were stars.

Last to perform was Achilles. Their items were amazing. Everyone was smiling except of course in the haka. Tamika's solo was breathtaking and the boys were awesome. The girls danced and smiled their way into our hearts and stayed with us throughout the whole performance.

After all the acts were over and finished Miss Waetford excused the judges to collaborate and decide who our grand winner would be.

The judges came back in and everyone sat up in anticipation. There were many prizes to be given and every house got at least one. But finally the Haka Waiata winners are... Calliope! Every house clapped in appreciation and Calliope stood up screaming and shouting.

At the end of the evening when everyone was heading home, every Tamaki Intermediate student held their heads high and walked out the gate laughing, joking and smiling.