Hupara Design with Harko Brown

During term 1, Rooms 19 and 8 had the opportunity to work with Harko Brown, a traditional Maori games expert from Northland.

Harko is helping design playgrounds for the redevelopment of Te Auaunga Awa (Oakley Creek), which will be a great resource for our community when it is completed later this year.

But he isn't just making any type of playground - they will all be made from huge, old, native tree stumps and logs, also known as "hupara". Our children have helped to design some of the patterns to make the hupara garden look really good!

Later this year, we will also be designing our own hupara garden for Owairaka School.

Thanks Harko, it was great to have you as our expert teacher!