Ngake and Whataitai

Retelling stories is always interesting. We have noticed that every time the story is retold it changes! The story is embellished, parts are exaggerated and maybe other parts have been left out. The same is true of the much loved myth concerning our local Taniwha, Ngake and Whataitai. Everytime we encounter the story it has developed and become more interesting. It is an extremely dynamic story and it explains some of the local geographical features of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. It is also a tale of friendship, challenge, and grief. We will be continuing to work with our local stories as we go toward term 3's Arts Celebration. We want to unpack them, understand them and tell them again in our own words. Here are some of the story mountains which students have begun developing to capture the main events and the dynamic shape of this story.