Hinewhaitiri

Opening Scene: Weather children enter the stage dancing and playing Hinewhaitiri is centre stage

Sound effects/lightening and Thunder play

Narrator: introduces – Hinewhaitiri liked to play with the cloud, lightening, wind and thunder children

They always had fun. Roaming everywhere and anywhere they wanted. Hinewahitiri enjoyed the freedom they had,
the dancing and chasing games but most of all the stories of the Hui Marangai they attended.

New Scene: mountain range – Sea and small valley on the other side of the mountain away from the sea.

Narrator: Every autumn a spectacular hui marangai was held once the wind changed and blew in from the sea. It was
never known exactly when the hui would occur as the winds of the land and sea were unpredictable. The signal was
2 claps of thunder, then the tamariki huarere would race off to make it to the hui, pushing and shoving each other to
get the first to show off their skills. Huge thunder rumbles, the flashiest of lightening strikes, fierce winds and
magnificent downpours, they came from miles around all wanting to be the best.

Demonstration of a regular hui, the dancers showing their skills

Narrator: One day while Hinewhaitiri was playing with the tamiriki huarere, they heard the distinctive claps of
thunder (sound effects)

Actors freeze and looked stunned then twirl around and around and race off towards the mountain

Hui Scene: As the dancers arrive the hui is already in full swing

Narrator: Huge flashes of fork lightening pierced the sky and hit the earth with such force that tree were set on fire.
Deafening claps of thunder followed causing houses and buildings to shake, fierce hauhau blew trees from the
ground, ua flooded rivers and swamped houses sending people from the village below into panic.

Village Scene: villagers have their homes destroyed and they are scared and distressed

Hinewhaitiri looks down at the village watching the people and began to think how awful this was for them. She
misses her turn to clap. All the other dancers stop and look at her waiting as she is in a daydream. (all the music
stops)

She comes out of her daydream and claps her large arms to make a very weak feeble clap – everyone laughs, holding
their sides and rolling around on the floor.

Narrator: Hinewhaitiri holds her head in shame

Everyone disappears leaving her by herself, they think she is a joke and no longer want to be her friend.

Hinewhaitiri sits by the mountain top and cries into her huge hands.

Villagers start cleaning up their village – Hinewhaitiri looks through her hands and watches them. She climbs down
the mountain to help.

Narrator: The villagers all ran for cover when Hinewhaitiri approached!! But she took no notice and went about
clearing away the debris, straightening trees and unblocking rivers with her strong arms.

Villages Rangatira: This is what happens every year! There is a sudden storm, it destroys everything, we clean it up
and it happens again!

Hinewhaitiri: (looks around realizing that this is true) We will have to widen the rivers, plant more trees and
strengthen the houses before the next wind from the sea arrives.
Narrator: Hinewhaitiri stayed at the village for several days to help with the extra work, but at night she rested on
the mountain where the air was cooler.

Hinewhaitiri settles down to sleep when suddenly she hears a rumbling (sound effect) then Old man mountain speaks

Old man Mountain: I have stood here for thousands of years, since the time of Maui and his brothers

Hinewhaitiri looks around wondering where the voice is coming from

Hinewhaitiri: Who is that, who’s there?

Old man Mountain: I am old man mountain. I have watched what you are doing with the people below. You should
be proud of thoughtfulness. But I think you are wasting your time. When the next wind blows from the sea another
hui will be held, the rivers will flood, the trees will blow over, the houses will be wrecked and your mahi would have
been for nothing

Hinewhaitiri: But we have widen the rivers, strengthened the houses and we’ve planted more trees.

Old man mountain: These things will help but only to prolong the inevitable

Hinewhaitiri: Then what should we do?

Old man Mountain: Bring the hui to me. I will test the young ones

Narrator: That next morning, Hinewhaitiri continues to help the villagers when suddenly they felt the wind change.
Hinewhaitiri raced to the top of the mountain.

Hinewhaitiri runs to the mountain, opens her huge arms and makes 2 loud claps of thunder (sound effect). In the
distance the dancers hear the sound and start dancing towards the village. As they arrive Hinewhaitiri claps her
hands and stops them dead in their tracks

Hinewhaitiri: STOP!!!! It’s time for a change, we need to move the Hui.

Lightening strike: (sarcastically) and where do you think we’ll go?

Old man Mountain: You will test yourself here, with me; I will be the one to judge you. Now show me what you can
do before its too late!!

Narrator: the tamariki huarere lined up and started showing off their skills. Ua fell heavily (rain takes centre stage)
Thunder rattled the rocks (takes centre stage) and lightening strike blasted into the side of the mountain.

The people watched the amazing spectacle from their homes, it was a wonderous experience this time as there was
no devastation to their village. They applauded and were safe.

(villagers are watching the storm display in amazement and start to clap on cue)

Dancers are performing on cue as narrator describes the scene)

Narrator: When they hui was over, the tamariki huarere were so (happy) they thanked Hinewhaitiri for her brilliant
idea and promised they would never make fun of her again.

Dancers: Hinewhaitiri, we are sorry for making fun of you, this was the best hui ever all thanks to you! (group hug
and smiles all round)

Old Man mountain: (laughing) That felt like a massage on a summers day

Narrator: To this day, if you look our over the mountains and hills you will often see the clouds gathering, waiting for
the wind to change and a hui marangai to begin.

THE END
 CAST
Dancers – head bands with weather symbol/sign (to be made)

Lightening – Lightening Clouds/rain – white/light Thunder – black/dark grey Wind – veil and flowy
strike grey wrist
Juli Floria Christian Elsie
Jeevika Shagun Ryan Ruby
Conrad (speaking part) Jojo

Narrator: Alex

Hinewhaitiri: Ketia

Old Man Mountain: Safwan (voice) Mickie and Jane

Rangitira: Kameron

Villagers: Lucas, Johnny, Emily, Nyvana, Sofie, Eric

Stage hands: Caleb and Matthew