Treaty Integrated Tasks

Complete the tasks, share with your teacher and post to Seesaw

Treaty of Waitangi Journal.pdf


WALT to identify the differences between the two versions of the Treaty of Waitangi.

This article explains what the Treaty of Waitangi is, why it was needed, and what it says in both versions. You will need to read the text and complete the two activities attached.

Remember to post these to Seesaw.

Treaty Comparison Sheet

Treaty Vocabulary

WALT gain an understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and the settlement process.

This article provides an accessible introduction to the Treaty settlement process. The content covers events from 1840, when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, through to the present day.

Explain in your own words what is shown in the image above. Why is this image included in the text?

Keeping Promises.pdf
  1. What are the two meanings of settlement from the text?
  2. Who is the Crown?
  3. What was a major change in 1985?
  4. James Carroll, the Native Minister, said in 1906 that, “We have reached that stage now when, I think, these matters should be settled, so as to clear our consciences." Why do you think that he said this?
  5. ... the Native Land Court quickly got the nickname “te kōti tango whenua” (the land-taking court). What are the brackets used for?
  6. Read the Settlement Opinions of six Maori. What are their positive and negative opinions about the treaty? Add them to the link below.

Settlement Opinions Sheet

WALT use the Maori number system to rewrite 4 digit numbers

Use the Maori numbers link to help you to rewrite these years in Maori. The Maori dictionary can help you with your pronunciation if you need it.

  1. What is the Maori word for 10? 100? 1,000?
  2. Rewrite the following years in Maori taken from the Treaty Timeline
    • 1831 Māori petition the British government
    • 1835 Declaration of Independence
    • 1840 Treaty of Waitangi signed
    • 1844 Heke cuts down the flagpole
    • 1974 Waitangi Day
    • 1975 Waitangi Tribunal established
    • 1992 Treaty settlements signed
    • 2018 The Treaty today
  3. Record yourself reading the numbers in Maori aloud and post to Seesaw.
Hone Heke.pdf

On the 19 July 1844, Hone Heke wrote to Governor Fitzroy:

“Friend Governor – This is my speech to you. My disobedience and rudeness is no new thing. I inherit it from my parents, from my ancestors, do not imagine that it is a new feature of my character, but I am thinking of leaving off my rude conduct towards the Europeans. Now I say that I will prepare another pole … in order to put an end to our present quarrel. … The pole that was cut down belonged to me, I made it for the native flag, and it was never paid for by the Europeans.”

WALT explore the changing attitude of Hone Heke to the Treaty of Waitangi and the British.

Read the text and pull out the key points around how Hone Heke's attitude to the Treaty of Waitangi and the British changed.

What flag do you think was flying on the flagpole when Hone Heke cut it down?

Stand Up - A history of protest.pdf

This article looks at a number of important social issues and significant events in New Zealand’s history, linked around the idea of protest.

WALT understand the significance of the right of all New Zealanders to protest

Complete the protest chart attached using the information from the text.

Protest Chart

  1. Why did different groups choose particular methods to protest?
  2. What were the positives of the Maori Land March?

WALT follow a set of instructions to find out the day in which something happened.

Use the link to find out how to know what day something happened. This would be a good activity to do with a buddy and use a calculator.

You will need to do this for the following dates.

  1. 6th February 1840 - Treaty of Waitangi signed
  2. 28 October 1835 - Declaration of Independence signed
  3. Your date of birth
  4. 22nd May 1987 - NZ win Rugby World Cup
  • 1831 Māori petition the British government
  • 1835 Declaration of Independence
  • 1840 Treaty of Waitangi signed
  • 1844 Heke cuts down the flagpole
  • 1974 Waitangi Day national holiday established
  • 1975 Waitangi Tribunal established
  • 1992 Treaty settlements signed
  • 2018 The Treaty today

WALT to solve number problems involving years

  1. How many years passed between the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal?
  2. How far back in years would I need to travel from 2018 to be at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi?
  3. Hone Heke cut down the flagpole in 1844. How long in years would it be until the first Treaty settlement was signed?
  4. How many years passed between the signing of the Treaty and the first settlement?
  5. Maori petitioned the British government for protection in 1831. How many years ago was that from 2018?
  6. When was the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi?

WALT identify how and why the Maori population changed as New Zealand was settled.

Click on the Who wants a Treaty and Disease links and complete the activities.

Who wants a Treaty?

Disease