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:
- Nau mai ki Aotearoa.
- Thomas is my name.
- What is your name?
- He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro.
- Where do you come from?
Nau mai ki Aotearoa / Welcome to New Zealand
Ko Tamati toku ingoa / Thomas is my name
He aha to ingoa? / What is your name?
He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro / I like to play rugby (not really)
No hea koe? / Where do you come from?
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?
- Waitangi golf club. An 18 hole course with views of the Bay Of Islands. link
- Horse trek'n. A 45 minute farm ride or a full day on the farm. link
- Waitangi mountain bike park. Many kilometers of professionally built Mountain Bike Trails. link
I would like to do the mountain bike park because on the website it looked like loads of fun and I love fun. It would also be really exciting. I watched a video of the bike park and it had really cool views. It was really epic and I loved the look of it.
Hi there Thomas, thanks for completing another set of activities and for working hard over your summer break. My name is Billy and I am from the Summer Learning Journey programme.
ReplyDeleteWell done on translating the phrases from Te Reo to English and English to Te Reo using Google Translate. Have you used it before? Have you ever used it for any other languages?
I like your three activities you have planned for your trip to Waitangi. It's great how specific you have been with them. I like that you are so active and keen to go horse riding, mountain biking and more. Do you often go horse riding or mountain biking?
I went mountain biking up at Woodhill Forest once, it was awesome - except I fell off quite a few times!
Thanks, Billy