--- title: 'Ngā Mahi a te Whare Pora' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/nga-mahi-a-te-whare-pora' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/nga-mahi-a-te-whare-pora.md' date: '2024-03-21' description: "The House of Weaving GBHS's first community wānanga for 2024 took place last Saturday (16 March 2024) beginning our kaupapa with the history of raranga (weaving) followed by the tikanga (cultural practices) of harvesting and weaving harakeke/kōrari (flax) and its symbolic meaning in Aotearoa. It w…" --- Ngā Mahi a te Whare Pora The House of Weaving ![wananga weaving](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/5/3/0/1/8/530182b47a5a51f0f7578d6d1bee74f86d686ebe-wananga-weaving.jpg "wananga weaving") # Ngā Mahi a te Whare Pora Thursday, 21st March 2024 at 11:50am #### The House of Weaving GBHS's first community wānanga for 2024 took place last Saturday (16 March 2024) beginning our kaupapa with the history of raranga (weaving) followed by the tikanga (cultural practices) of harvesting and weaving harakeke/kōrari (flax) and its symbolic meaning in Aotearoa. It was lovely to have our young people at our side learning this taonga, handed down from our tūpuna as we whiria te tangata - weave the people together. For more information about this and upcoming events, please contact whaea Tia McIver via email: Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 1 2024](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024.md) - Previous: [NCEA Scholarship Results](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/ncea-scholarship-results.md) - Next: [NZ Blood Drive](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/nz-blood-drive.md)