Summer Learning Journey: Week One Day Five Activity Two: The Treaty of Waitangi

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?

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I would like to witness the treaty because I always wonder what it

looks like in person, I ask myself questions like ‘can you read the

signatures?’ and other questions. So therefore I would like to visit

the treaty house.

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Summer Learning Journey: Week One Day Five Activity One: Translating Phrases

Day 5: The Dawn of a New Era…

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. Nau mai ki Aotearoa.
2. ____ is my name.
3. What is your name?
4. He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro.
5. Where do you come from?

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Summer Learning Journey: Week One Day Four Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals - Matatini

Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals – Matatini

In New Zealand, a huge festival is held every two years, called Te Matatini. This performing arts festival celebrates the tikanga (culture or customs) of Māori. Kapa Haka groups from around New Zealand are invited to attend the festival and each group gives a 25-minute performance. The performances are judged and the best teams win prizes.

The gold medal winning team from this year (2017) was Te Kapa Haka o Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti.

Watch these three clips from previous Te Matatini festivals.

Tamatea Arikinui

Te Iti Kahurangi

Te Puku o Te Ika

On your blog, rank the performances from your favourite (#1) to least favourite (#3) and tell us why you gave them the ranking that you did.

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Summer Learning Journey: Week One Day Four Activity Two: Playing Games

Activity 2: Playing Games

Hundreds of years ago, young Māori children were taught to play a number of games, including Poi Rakau, Ki O Rahi, Koruru Taonga
and Poi Toa. Read about each of these four games on the Rangatahi tu Rangatira website. Have you played any of them before? Isn’t it cool how the games have been passed down for generations?

Choose one game, and on your blog, tell us the (i) name of the game, (ii) the goal or purpose of the game, and (iii) two rules.

You could try playing some of the games with a friend.

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Summer Learning Journey: Week One Day Four Activity One: The Waiata - A Song in Your Heart

Thursday 21 December

Day Four: Hitting A High Note

Activity One: The Waiata - A Song in Your Heart

In the past, Māori would often use song as a way of sharing information or communicating emotions.  A waiata is the name given to a traditional Māori song. One of my all-time favourite waiata is Kia Paimarie. What about you?

Use Google to research traditional Māori Waiata. Listen to a number of Waiata and read the lyrics. On your blog tell us which one of the waiata you found you like the most. Why do you like it?

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Summer Learning Journey: Week One Day Three Bonus Activity: Fun Family Facts

Bonus Activity: Fun Family Facts

Everyone’s family is unique. What makes your family special? Choose three people close to you and ask them what their two favourite things to do in summer are.

On your blog, write two fun facts about each person. For example, my Nana plays the bagpipes!

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Summer Learning Journey: Week One Day Three Activity Two: Acknowledging Ancestry

Activity 2: Acknowledging Ancestry

All of us are members of a family. Some of us have large families and some of us have very small families. When I have the opportunity to talk about my family and my ancestry I sometimes choose to use a pepeha. It is a very special way of identifying who I am and where I come from. There are many different versions of pepeha but most provide people with information about who you are and where you come from (i.e. your whakapapa). Use the template provided below to prepare your own unique pepeha. If you need help please watch this short movie clip on preparing a pepeha.

When you have completed your pepeha, post it on your blog. You could even post a video of you reading out your pepeha.

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Ko Mt. Wellington te maunga

Ko Tamaki river te awa

Ko Tu’uga Salū Uelese tōku iwi

Ko Salū tōku hapu

Ko Te Tahawai tōku marae

Ko Save’u ahau

Ko Uaina rāua ko Maoimealelei ōku mātua