Maori

Answer the questions with your tutor

1. What is the Māori name for the Treaty of Waitangi?

- Te Tiriti o Waitangi

2. Look at the map. Where is Waitangi?

- It is in the bay of Islands

3. How many years ago was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

-It was signed 177 years ago.

4. What is the problem with the translation of the Treaty?

- It is not the exact same.

5.How many articles are there in Te Tiriti?

-There is 3 main articles.

6. What does to protect mean?

-To keep it safe/unharmed.

7. Who are all the people of New Zealand?

- Maori, Pacific Island

8. Find two words with prefixes that mean “not”.

-Un, Mis

9. When were the New Zealand Wars?

- 1845-1872

10. What does to improve mean?

-To change or make better.

11. An old lady led a march. What was her name?

-Whina Cooper

12. Why was the lady angry?

-Because there was loss of the maori land.

13. Who noticed the protests?

- People around the world.

14. What does the Waitangi Tribunal do?

- It is a group that negotiates with the government.