Anaura Bay

Anaura Bay is were my great-grandma grow up there and my Papa also grow up there. 

My Papa Died at aged 73 in 2012. 

Papa's sunrise was: March the 1st Papa's sunset was: December the 9th

The other day I was up at Anaura Bay and I went down to the beach with my Mum and My dad and also my brother and sister. I was playing shops with my Mum I was sailing shells Me and My Mum love to play shops because My Mum grow up at the beach and Mum went to the beach every day and looked for shells. Mum Collected over 100 hundred pretty shells in her childhood life. So that is why I love going up to Anuara Bay so Much. 

My Speech

My Speech - 2019 Kia Ora Have you heard of these before tuku Patai, Kia Manawanui, Kia Maia, Kia Kaha Sound familiar I thought so? It was 5 years ago on this very field. I was only 5 years old and it was the first time Makaraka’s got talent was on.I was just learning how to play the ukulele. I was the littlest in the WHOLE school.But I was very excited to participate in the talent show.1I liked to play my ukulele but I didn't know if I would be brave enough in front of such a big crowd.On the night, as it got closer to the time I was on I had already got a thousand butterflies in my tummy and more and more were joining the party each minute. I was freaky out my heart was going boom boom boom boom boom boom.  You must remember I was only 5 years old. 2It wasn’t so long ago that I was still in nappies and at that time I felt like I needed to put them back on in a hurry. I sat down and looked out to the crowd there were a lot of eyes looking at me and a lot of big people.Mum and Dad had promised me a big bag of lollies if I did a good job. 
3I started to play and just put my head down so I couldn’t see any scary faces. I was so nervous I didn’t want to look up but I really wanted those lollies. In some ways the nerves may have helped me because it seemed the more nervous I got the faster My fingers played. ( Ukulele ) As soon as I had finished playing, the butterflies must have flown away. I was very relieved and my smile returned.4I was so happy to be finished and everyone gave me a big cheer!!! I had used all of the Makaraka values in my performance, tuku patai, I had asked myself a big question Can I do it?. Kia Manawanui,  I could certainly feel my heart during my performance.  Kia Maia, I stood firm on the big stage and finally and most of all Kia Kaha, I was brave.  Kia Ora   

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