My Culture

 My Culture

My name is William Crosbie-Rolleston, I am 14 years old, my mum is pakeha and my dad is Maori. I don't speak maori and when I was 3 my parents split up and moved to Christchurch from Hamilton. I don't know that much about our history but one day when I go back up north I will have to talk about it. All that I know is that my tribe is Te arawa and that is about it. I now live with my mum and my step dad, my step dad is also maori but I don't

 know where or what tribe he is from. 

Sports:

The main sports that people of maori culture play is usually just sports that New Zealand people play like rugby, netball, basketball etc. But there is also a game called ki-o-rahi, Ki o Rahi is a ball sport (the ball is known as the “kī”) that is a combination of netball, handball and tag rugby. Games are 5 minute quarters with an immediate change at quarter time and a 2 minute break at half time. The sport is non-contact but players wear a belt holding two velcro tags around their waist. 

Visual arts:

Celebrations:

Sometimes on christmas my sister and I may go up to hamilton, this is because that is where all of my dads side of the family lives. Everyone up there is maori aswell and it’s good to see Nan and koro