Waitomo Education Service
Contact Us: Ph: +64 7 878 7642 Fax: +64 7 878 6184 Address: Counter Delivery 3, Waitomo Caves Post Centre, Waitomo 3943, New Zealand Email: education@waitomodiscovery.org
WAITOMO - A CONTEXT FOR LEARNING
TOKIKAPU MARAE
Ko Waitomo te awa
Ko Rangitoto te maunga
Ko Uekaha te tangata
Ko Tokikapu te marae
Powhiri
(Welcome Ceremony): Please
contact Huia Davis 07 878 7812 to arrange the powhiri ceremony.
Bookings
and Payment: Please make any cheques payable to “Matua Iwi
Marae”. All bookings and payment should be made to Education Officer, Waitomo Museum
of Caves, Box 12, Waitomo Caves, Ph: 07 878 7642, Fax: 07 878 6184.
What to Bring:
All food supplies for your group (there is a small freezer and large cold store available).
Butcher’s knife, vegetable knives, rubbish bags, detergent, disinfectant, liquid scourer and sufficient toilet paper for the duration of your stay.
Each person is to bring a sleeping bag, bottom sheet, pillow and pillow case.
Expected Behaviour: Whare Puni (Meeting house) and playcentre:
Remove
all footwear before entering
Play
and eat outside (no food or drink should be taken inside)
Take
care not to walk over mattresses or to sit on pillows
Keep
personal gear, clothing etc neatly packed away (please do not hang towels etc over the
carvings)
Leave
the Whare Puni as you found it. Please vacuum.
Expected Behaviour: Whare Kai (Kitchen and Dining Room):
Leave it clean and
tidy at all times
Keep
benches and sinks clear of dishes and sweep floors daily
Place
filled rubbish bags on top of the bench outside the kitchen for collection
Light
the furnace fire for hot water when necessary (wood by the skyline garage)
Wash
and hang out used tea towels to dry, when you leave
Eat
all meals in the Dining Room
Ensure
the Dining Room is not used as sleeping quarters
Whare
Paku (Ablutions Block):
Please
clean this area daily and dispose of any rubbish appropriately
Play
Areas:
For
your safety, stay within the outer boundary fence
Please
respect the urupa (cemetery)
Please
take care of the young plants and trees as many have been gifts planted by other visitors
to the marae
email us at: education@waitomodiscovery.org 04/05/2010