Summer Learning Journey | Week 1

In the beginning (1800 - 1870)

Day 5 - The Dawn of an New Era...

From the 1840s onwards, many European settlers came to live in New Zealand. It was a difficult period

in New Zealand’s history. As the settlers began to outnumber the Māori,

a great war erupted between the two groups as they fought for access to land to build homes

and establish communities.\

Activity 1 | Translating Phrases

Unlike the Māori, many of the European settlers didn’t speak Te Reo Māori. Instead,

they spoke English. As you can imagine, it was very difficult for the two groups to

communicate because they did not have a dictionary or a translator.

These days we are able to use the Internet to translate words and phrases from one language to another.

Use Google Translate to translate the following five phrases from English to

Te Reo Māori or from Te Reo Māori to English. Post the translations on your blog.

Be sure to include the phrase in both the English and Māori to earn full points.

Phrases:

1. Maori: Nau mai ki Aotearoa. English: Welcome to New Zealand

2. English: Mei is my name Maori: Ko Aaliyah toku ingoa

3. English: What is your name? Maori: He aha to ingoa?

4. Maori:E pai ana ahau ki te takaro i te Netball. English: I like to play Netball

5. English: Where do you come from? Maori: No hea mai koe Mai?

Activity 2 | The Treaty of Waitangi

On 6 February 1840, a very special document was signed by the Māori chiefs and the

British settlers in New Zealand. It was called the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi)

and it outlined how the two groups would live together and work together in New Zealand.

It was the first document of its kind to be signed in the entire world. The Treaty was signed in

a place called Waitangi in northern New Zealand.

Follow this Waitangi village link to read about the village of Waitangi.

On your blog, tell us three fun things that you can do as a visitor in Waitangi.

Which one would you like to do the most?

Visiting Waitangi | Things to do

> Taiamai Tours What I really like about this tour is that you can sail on a Waka

while hearing and seeing the ancient history of the cultural landscapes.

>Another thing that you could do is exploring the

beautiful scenery garden that surrounds the Treaty house.

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

I would like to do this the most because I really like History, so going to a museum

and learning about the Maori cultural landscapes would be very entertaining.

Bonus Activity | #EarnTheFern

After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, New Zealand became a British colony.

Many other countries in the world are also British colonies including Canada,

South Africa, Australia, India and Malaysia. As a group they were, and still are, called the ‘

Commonwealth’ countries. Years ago, a man named Melville Marks Robertson was asked to

organize a sporting competition for people living in the Commonwealth countries. It is called the

Commonwealth Games. The first ever event took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930.

Athletes from New Zealand have competed in the Commonwealth Games for years.

In the most recent Commonwealth Games event in Glasgow, Scotland New Zealand athletes

won a total of 45 medals. The next Commonwealth Games will be held in 2018 in the

Gold Coast, Australia. Hundreds of athletes are competing for the chance to represent NZ

at the games (to 'Earn the Fern').

One of New Zealand’s gold-medal-winning Commonwealth athletes was a man named Bill Kini.

Bill won a gold medal at the 1966 Commonwealth Games for being the best heavyweight boxer.

He was a man of many talents! He played rugby in Ōtāhuhu in the 1960s and later moved to Whangarei.

Imagine that you could interview Bill. What would you ask him about his time at the 1966 \

Commonwealth Games. What would you want to know? I’d like to know how he had time to

train for two sports at once.

 

On your blog, write four questions that you would ask Bill Kini.

Interview with Bill Kini | Four Questions

> How did you feel before a boxing match? Were you nervous, or did you feel confident?

> What interested you in playing rugby while you were boxing?

> What's it like to be inducted into the "New Zealand Maori Sports of Fame"?

> Who inspired you to play rugby and do boxing at the sometime