Looking At New Zealand History
It wasn't until 1300 that Aotearoa New Zealand was settled first by the Ancestors of
Maori.when Europeans settlers arrived in the 1800s different cultures they had to learn
To live together in Aotearoa New zealand.
Early Polynesian navigators came to Aotearoa about 1300.They used the stars,moon,ocean
currents and migrating birds to navigate.New Zealand was one of the last countries to
be discovered because it is so far away at the bottom of the world.kupes wife was the
first one to see our land she called Aotearoa .they were master builders of the waka or
v’aka.
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6th. It was an agreement between the
English and Maori. Hone Heke was the first chief to sign the treaty. 500 chiefs signed the Treaty.
Henry Williams translated the Treaty. Some chiefs didn't sign the Treaty because they thought it was a bad idea.
Early European settlement grew from 1850. They travelled here by boat. It was a terrible trip, people got sick, some died. After arriving in Lyttelton they walked over the Bridle Path carrying all their luggage/possessions. People came for the gold rush or farming domestic servants,opportunity, Some people got a free trip because they needed workers.
Girls had no fun because they had to do domestic chores.
These are important moments in our New Zealand Aotearoa history.They have
Helped to shape who we are today.
Kia ora, Anameka!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this informative piece of writing! It is so important to know the history of our country.
You have included fantastic information that really gives the reader an insight into the lives people lived back then.
Something to work on with your great writing: Make sure you put a space after your full stop and start the new sentence with a capital letter (e.g. ...by the ancestors of Maori. When the European settlers...)
Keep up the awesome work! :)
Shevaun
Thanks for the feedback Shevaun. My mum also keeps reminding me about that too.
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