Te Tai – Treaty Settlement Stories

Focus questions

Below are some questions to consider before watching webisode one. Once you have watched it, come back to these questions. You may want to change your answers or add to them.

What do you already know about the Treaty of Waitangi?

Do a group brainstorm with your classmates to record what you already know about the Treaty.

1. What is ‘rangatiratanga’?

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What words can you see in the word ‘rangatiratanga’? e.g. rangatira, tira, rata. What do these words mean? Do these words help you understand the meaning of the word ‘rangatiratanga’?

2. How many marae do you think there are in Ngati Porou?

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Write your answers down on a piece of paper or on the whiteboard before you watch the webisode. Then revisit your answer after you have watched it to see how close you were.

3. How many people are there in Ngati Porou?

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Write your answers down on a piece of paper or on the whiteboard before you watch the webisode. Then revisit your answer after you have watched it.

Quick-fire questions

Watch webisode one then answer these questions.

Map of marae in Ngati Porou

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Activities

Open Google Docs to record your answers

Activities for everyone

In New Zealand Parliament is the lawmaker of the land. New laws begin as documents called bills. Bills are drafts of proposed new laws.

1. Research how a bill (like the Ngati Porou Treaty Settlement Claims Bill) becomes law in New Zealand.

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Here are some questions to help guide your research:

• Whose role is it to make new laws in New Zealand?
• What is a bill?
• What stages does a bill go through to become law?

Present your findings:

• by doing an oral presentation to your class
• as a flow diagram to show the steps for how a bill becomes law in New Zealand
• as a visual poster
• as a written report with images (e.g. photos or illustrations)
• as a short video tutorial for your peers.

Here are some links to help you with your research:

• How laws are made (New Zealand Parliament)
• The parliamentary pipeline: How laws get made in New Zealand (Newshub)

2. What is a Crown apology? Discuss and research this question with a classmate, in a small group, or with your class.

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Here are some questions to help guide your research:

• What or who is the Crown?
• What is an apology? What should an apology include? How should it sound? What is the Ngati Porou word for ‘apology’?
• When was the last time you apologised for something? What was it for? How did you apologise?
• Think of a time when someone apologised to you for something. What was it for? How did they apologise? How did you respond?
• What is the significance of a Crown apology?

Here are some links to help with your research:

• Crown to apologise to Parihaka today for past injustices (Stuff)
• Settling historical Treaty of Waitangi claims (New Zealand Government)

Activities if your kura is in Ngati Porou or you are from Ngati Porou

1. Look at the map of the marae in Ngati Porou. Write your responses to the following questions and then discuss them with a classmate.

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• Which marae do your whanau connect to?
• Who else in your class connects to the same marae as you?
• How many marae on the map have you been to?
• What occasions or events did you visit those marae for?

2. Choose a marae from the map above to research. It could be a marae that you whakapapa to, or another marae that you just want to learn more about.

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Here are some questions to help guide your research:

• What is the name of the tipuna whare?
• What are the names of the iwi and hapu of the marae?
• What are the names of the different whare at the marae?
• Why did you choose this marae to research?
• Who are the people in your whanau or community who can help you gather information about the marae you have chosen?
• Who are the tipuna of this marae?
• What is the history of the marae?

You could present your findings as:

• a written report or magazine article with images
• an oral presentation to your class
• a work of art e.g. illustration or painting
• a short video clip.

Activities if your kura is outside of Ngati Porou or you are from another iwi

1. Choose a marae in New Zealand to research. It could be a marae that you whakapapa to, or a marae close to where you live.

Themes:

Here are some questions to help guide your research:

• What is the name of the tipuna whare?
• What are the names of the iwi and hapu of the marae?
• What are the names of the different whare at the marae?
• Why did you choose this marae to research?
• Who are the people in your whanau or community who can help you gather information about the marae you have chosen?
• Who are the tipuna of this marae?
• What is the history of the marae?

You could present your report as:

• a written report or magazine article with images
• an oral presentation to your class
• a work of art e.g. illustration or painting
• a short video clip.

2. In this webisode we see lions at the Wellington Cenotaph near Parliament grounds and at the Gisborne Cenotaph. The lion represents the British Empire and symbolises courage.

• What kind of creature, taniwha or animal would you choose to symbolise your iwi, hapu, whanau, or kura? Why?
• Does your iwi, hapu, whanau, or kura already have a kaitiaki?
• Create an image of your kaitiaki. You can choose a real kaitiaki or create one.
• Write a description of your kaitiaki including its characteristics, appearance, etc.
• Explain why you have chosen to illustrate this animal, taniwha or creature as the kaitiaki for your iwi, hapu, whanau or kura.
• What is the story of your kaitiaki?
• Where can your kaitiaki be seen? How would you choose to show your kaitiaki? Where would you like it to be seen?