Seeing a Maori Kite today at the TE AHU COMMUNITY CENTRE (Atrium) reminded me of flying a kite when I was going to school in the north of Germany.

TE AHU COMMUNITY CENTRE IN KAITAIA / NZ

“These kites were made in various shapes, and of different materials, different varieties being known as manu-aute, manu-pakaukau, manu-puai (triangular in shape), manu-tara and manu- tu.” (A Dictionary of the Maori Language by H. W. Willaims M.A.

MANU – KITE, FOR FLYING

MANU – KITE, FOR FLYING