Whetu and Nick Recount By Toakase

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Whetu & Nick

I simply love going on trips. On Wednesday I had a fantastic
time at the theatre. Me and the school went to watch Whetu
and Nick at the Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau. I was
so excited to go and watch Whetu and Nick. The show was
alright but one of the fascinating things was that Whetu spoke
Maori throughout the show. I could understand some words
but not really. Nick was really capable to translate what
Whetu was saying into English and performing his own parts.
Nick was walking around until he realised he forgot to
introduce himself. He wanted a hand-shake but instead
Whetu went up to him and did a hongi. A hongi is a traditional
way to greet each other in Maori. Nick thought she was going
to kiss him. Whetu was Maori and Nick was a British man.
The story was about a young Maori girl named Whetu who
met a British man named Nick. Nick was on the search for a
map and Whetu was trying to fly her kite for her people
to see.

Nick looked around and thought that they were lost, so
he grabbed his compass out of his bag and followed the
directions. Whetu was thinking in Maori “What is he doing?".
Nick turned around and saw her face. “Oh sorry, I forgot
you didn’t know how to use one” said Nick. He showed her
how to use one. They bent down and continued walking. I
remembered when Nick was walking. He fell over and a
Tuatara bit him on his foot. He got up and screamed “What
is that thing!?”. Whetu picked up the Tuatara and pat it.
“Why are you touching that thing?” said Nick.

The funniest part was when they were acting within their culture
like women and men do. Nick had a scarf around his
neck. Whetu was asking in Maori “What is that?”. Nick was
so confused until Whetu pointed at the scarf. Nick got up 
and was performing how ladies and men do. Then he asked
Whetu to try the ladies. Whetu snatched his scarf out of his
hand and then started acting and making funny faces.

My second funny moment was when they went in a waka and
sailed. Nick was scared so Whetu told him to calm down and
help her blow with the wind Tawhirimatea. Whetu started
singing a lullaby in Maori then Nick fell asleep. Suddenly the
boat stopped and Whetu hopped out. A little while later Nick
woke up and saw that Whetu was not there. He got up and
looked around. Nick got lost and Whetu was hiding behind
the bushes. Nick walked around until Whetu scared him and
he screamed. Then he farted really loud and everyone behind
me, in front of me, and next to me laughed. Whetu looked at
him and was thinking “Wow what was that?". It smelt
so bad”. Whetu again made weird faces once she smelt it.
It was really funny.  

Whetu had a kite behind on her back. She pulled it
out and was holding it. Nick asked “What is that?”. Whetu
was playing with it, then Nick said “Is it like an eagle?". He
made noises about how eagles sound.
“May I have a turn?” asked Nick. Whetu gave the kite called
Manatukutuku to Nick. Nick grabbed it and was playing with it
until Tawhirimatea the God of wind used his power and blew it
away. Whetu got mad at Nick and started yelling at him. They
went on a hunt searching for the kite and the map.

When the show finished everyone got up one by
one and left to go to the entrance. My cousin from Saint Therese
came over and hugged me to say goodbye. Some people
were sad because the show ended early. I saw the actors of
Whetu and Nick coming towards us. Everyone ran to them and
asked some questions. Afterwards we took some photos.
I heard that the actor who played Whetu was part Tongan
and part Maori. While we were waiting for our buses to come,
I saw other schools performing the haka in front of the actors.
The haka was great. I was really disappointed that the show
finished so soon. I did enjoy the show and I hope to see another
theatre show soon.