Place+in+the+heartland

 HAHEI When the waves are crashing to the ground with kids surfing through them
 * ~ [[image:Hahei_Beach.JPG caption="Hahei Beach "]] ||~ Poem

As i walk to the water i feel the sand squishing between my toes i smile

With the sound of people laughing and the smell of sunscreen on hot skin sun streaming down

I walk up the beach to my towel i lay in the sun with my friends holidays at Hahei are the best ||~ media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hahei+north+island+nz&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.02306,67.5&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hahei,+Waikato,+New+Zealand&z=12&ll=-36.839772,175.803232&output=embed" width="335" height="279" ||



 Hahei's history  The name Hahei came from the Māori name for Mercury Bay, Te-Whanganui-A-Hei, or "The Great Bay of Hei". In Maori tradition, Hei was one of three brothers who arrived in Atearoa (New Zealand) with Kupe. With his family he settled in the area of Oahei, which is now Hahei, and they became the ancestors of the Ngati Hei people. In 1818 the Ngati Hei people were attacked by the Nga Puhi tribe, and most of them were killed. The ones that survived left Hahei





Descriptive writing

As we drive up the road to the top of the hill the wind blows through the trees and the birds sing. We get out of the car the wind blows through our hair. We park the caravan and get into our togs. As we drive down to the beach we see people running around playing, eating ice creams and talking. The smell of the sea and ice cream is the smell of summer.

When I first step out of the car the sun streams onto my face and when I see my friends for the first time in a year it is so exciting. So we park the caravan and we go and meet the rest of the people who are staying at the camp. We jump back into the car and head for the beach for a swim.

At night time we head up my friends bach for dinner. As it begins to cool down the mosquitos start to prey on us. We all sit down and talk about how our year has been and what we got up to.

Hahei is the coolest place to spend a holiday with all the beachs, the warm water and the hot days.

That’s why Hahei is my place of the heartland ||  A Hahei memory  media type="file" key="I remember ints.mov" width="300" height="300"