Aotearoa NZ's Histories and Te Takanga o te Wā

We are working towards Stage Three of the poutama

Activity 3 in the Leading Local Curriculum Guide:

Understanding local history through a mātauranga Māori lens

Explore the meaning of the terms whenua, tangata whenua, tūrangawaewae, and whakapapa. Understand that in the Māori world view, people’s connection to the land is hugely important.

Identify ancestors, historical figures, geographical and environmental features, places, and historical events that are unique to your school’s community. Include a focus on the people, places, land, and histories that matter to local hapū and iwi.

Ako leadership team 17/3/23

TOD 24/4/23

Connected series

This Level 2 Connected resource explores themes of first arrivals in Aotearoa New Zealand, the naming of places, journeying by waka across the Pacific, and the cultivation of kūmara. It focuses on changes to the name of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay; on the skills, preparation, and knowledge needed to traverse the Pacific by waka; and on life in a papakāinga in the 1700s.

This Level 3 Connected resource explores themes of identity, migration, whakapapa, early settlements in Aotearoa New Zealand, and archaeology. It focuses on the reasons Moriori left Hawaiki, the landing sites of the waka Te Arawa in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the thriving early settlement established at the Wairau Bar.

This Level 4 Connected resource explores themes of economic opportunities, cultural redress through Treaty settlements, and mana taonga. It focuses on the cultural and economic significance of pounamu, locations and uses of stone resources in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the mana of a significant taonga pounamu, which is explored through a piece of historical fiction.