Marching proudly up the steps to the Turanganui Kapa Haka Festival, Nui Syndicate stepped onto the stage. This was it. This was the moment we practised terms for. The silence was nerve racking. I waited for the guitar to start and I started singing. I strode forwards, confident and strong, and stopped once I got to the front of the stage. I sang for a moment longer, finished, and waited for the rest of us to join in. We started singing as one, our voices being projected across the hall, resounding off the walls and filling the air, and this was only the first song.
So, as you can probably tell from the first paragraph and the title this was at the Turanganui Kapa Haka Festival. The whole school did this yesterday (20/11/19), and we have been practising since the start of this year. I was so proud one of the kaias (leaders) for the performance and I think we did a fantastic job of performing the routine. Although I did find the haka and haramai a paoa were very fast. The people who did our ta moko did an excellent job at putting them on and I thank them for doing a very good job. The kaias for the haka had a full face and the rest of the boys only had them on their cheeks.
Our order of songs go like this: Tu Mai Ra, Haramai A Paoa, Ka Pioioi, Puria Nei, Utaina, The Wainui Haka, Ka Mate, Wainui e, and He Honore. Again, I think that we did a good job at the festival and I think that that was one of our best performances. I hope that the opportunity arises to do this again next year at Gis Int.
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| Tu Mai Ra |
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| Tu Mai Ra |
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| Tu Mai Ra |
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| Utaina |
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| Haramai a Paoa |
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| Wainui E |
