Aotearoa New Zealand by Manurewa West Primary School https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ en-us 2023-04-20 03:01:20 UTC 2026-03-10 22:19:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/487833470/aae4be31f88929a1d11902f98ce81d2d/logobanner_1.png Cape Reinga MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561039181 Te Rerenga Wairua the tale of two seas meeting]]> 2023-04-20 03:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561039181 Waitangi MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561044751 Waitangi
Wai: waters; tangi: niosy or weeping. 
The noise probably refers to the Waitangi-haruru falls on the river.]]> 2023-04-20 03:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561044751 Opononi MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561055075 1955 Opo the Dolphin
The tale of a wild dolphin who fell in love with the town of Opononi]]> 2023-04-20 03:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561055075 Te Tiriti o Waitangi L3 MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561059038 Topics covered
  • Frustration over Pākehā behaviour at Kororāreka/Russell
  • The foundation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and their declaration of independence
  • Outline of the different European factions - the French, Wakefield and the NZ Company, the British Colonial Office, Missionaries and British humanitarian movements
  • The signing of the Treaty and problems with translation, including some possible explanations for the mistranslation.
  • The Wairau Affray.
  • Hōne Heke, Te Ruki Kawiti and the chopping down of the flagstaff at Russell
  • The Northern War, including discussions of Māori “trench warfare” and why some Māori chose to fight alongside the British. 
]]> 2023-04-20 03:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561059038 Hamilton MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561076663 2023-04-20 03:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561076663 Manurewa Marae MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561087959 The tale of the two brothers]]> 2023-04-20 03:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2561087959 Mine Bay Maori Rock Carvings MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2562758435
There is an unique and iconic Māori rock carving at Mine Bay of Lake Taupō that is a major attraction. This modern rock carving is especially fascinating as it teaches people about the Māori heritage and culture.


The 10 m/ high face was sculpted into the rock in the 1970s by local master carver Mahari Brightwell who named his artwork after Ngatoroirangi, a visionary navigator in Māori culture. The huge rock carving took Mahari over four years to carve. It can only be visited by boat or kayak.

]]> 2023-04-21 04:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2562758435 Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567875612 Mokoia Island in Lake Rotorua is the setting for the well-known Māori love story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai, who kept their relationship a secret because of family disapproval. The pair were united on the island after Hinemoa’s epic swim across the lake, guided by the sound of her lover’s flute music.]]> 2023-04-25 22:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567875612 Aoraki / Mount Cook MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567877358 Aoraki, the Maori Legend of a young boy]]> 2023-04-25 22:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567877358 Rakiura, Stewart Island / Rakiura MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567880171 According to the Ngāi Tahu, Rakiura is often translated as “glowing skies”, which refers to the story of early Māori chief Te Rakitāmau.

He left his home to ask a high-ranking Kāti Māmoe chief for the hand in marriage to two of his elder daughters.

The legend says that Te Rakitāmau blushed with embarrassment when he was declined, and the red skies of Rakiura reflect that.

The highest peak on the north of the island is also named for this story – Hananui, or the great blush

]]> 2023-04-25 22:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567880171 Wellington MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567882036 2023-04-25 22:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567882036 Ātiamuri MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567883522 A distinctive rock by the side of State Highway One is significant to Māori for its role in the story of Hatupatu. He was taken prisoner by the fearsome bird-woman Kurangaituku, but managed to escape from her lair. Kurangaituku gave chase, but the rock magically opened to shelter Hatupatu. Some say that the bird-woman's claw marks are still visible on the rock.]]> 2023-04-25 22:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567883522 Waikato River, Waikato MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567885523 Told in Te Reo Māori. Recommend watching on low volume and teachers read the embedded subtitles aloud for the class. ]]> 2023-04-25 23:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567885523 Wellington Harbour, Wellington MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567911709 The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour]]> 2023-04-25 23:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567911709 Pihanga, Waikato MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567916158 Read in Te Reo, put volume on low and read the embedded subtitles aloud to your class]]> 2023-04-25 23:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567916158 The Longest Place Name in Aotearoa, New Zealand MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567920465 2023-04-25 23:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567920465 Lake Pukaki, Canterbury MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567924651 2023-04-25 23:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567924651 Te Mata Peak, Tuki Tuki MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567927561 Dominating the Hawke’s Bay skyline, Te Mata Peak and the surrounding range resemble a man lying on his back. According to Māori tradition, the peak has its origins in a tale of a giant warrior and a local tribe’s attempt to outwit him.]]> 2023-04-25 23:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567927561 Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567977619 2023-04-26 00:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567977619 Moeraki Boulders Beach, Hampden MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567983787 In Māori tradition the remarkable spherical boulders on Moeraki beach are eel pots -- or baskets of kūmara (sweet potato) washed ashore from the Ārai-te-uru voyaging canoe. To scientists the boulders are concretions, formed around 60 million years ago from sediment and calcite]]> 2023-04-26 00:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567983787 Ruapekapeka Pa Timperley Road, Towai MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567987239 During the Northern War of the mid-1840s Ngāpuhi leader Te Ruki Kawiti built a complex defensive pā at Ruapekapeka, with underground shelters protected by fortifications. After a two-week bombardment by British troops, Kawiti and his men abandoned the pā in December 1845. Its remains can still be seen today.]]> 2023-04-26 00:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567987239 Mount Taranaki, Taranaki MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567989210 At the centre of Taranaki is the dramatic volcanic cone of Mt Taranaki, named Mt Egmont in 1770 by British explorer James Cook. The mountain's lava flows and volcanic debris are the source of Taranaki's rich soils and dairy-farming wealth, and its distinctive snowy cone has featured in advertising, murals, military badges and assorted logos]]> 2023-04-26 00:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567989210 Rakaia River, Canterbury MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567990596 New Zealand's longest bridge -- almost 1.8 kilometres -- spans the Rakaia River. A typical South Island braided river, the Rakaia was once a route for Māori heading to the West Coast in search of prized greenstone. Chinook salmon were released in the river in the early 1900s. New Zealand is the only place in the world where they have become established outside their native habitat.]]> 2023-04-26 00:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567990596 The Story of Taranaki MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567998315 School Journal Level 2 August 2020
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4

Journal Story, Audio and Follow Up Activities

]]> 2023-04-26 01:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2567998315 Tarakura of the Rangitāiki Plains MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568002419 School Journal Level 3, September 2012
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6

This exciting, fast-paced myth retells a traditional story from Ngāti Awa. It portrays one chief’s courageous actions to protect his iwi from the taniwha Tarakura. Iratumoana, the chief, displays many qualities: bravery, fortitude, and decisiveness. He also shows wisdom and humility, understanding that he must consult and work with others if he is to prevail over the taniwha. The chief provides a positive role model of someone who puts himself in physical danger for the good of the community.
]]> 2023-04-26 01:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568002419 Porirua City, Wellington MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568004689 School Journal Level 2 May 2016
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4

Rereroa the albatross teaches her friend Awarua, the taniwha, how to fly. In the process, Awarua creates some of the geographical features around the Porirua area, such as the flat top of Mana Island, which was caused when she crash-landed on top of the island, and the valley in Whitireia. The story explores the tuakana–teina relationship of an expert teaching a novice

]]> 2023-04-26 01:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568004689 Haast MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568006497 Junior Journal 51, Level 2, 2015
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 3
Category: Non-fiction

]]> 2023-04-26 01:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568006497 Clutha River, Otago MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568010410 School Journal Level 3 May 2017
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5

]]> 2023-04-26 01:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568010410 Rangihoua Bay, Northland MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568016786 School Journal Level 4 November 2016
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 8

]]> 2023-04-26 01:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568016786 Parengarenga Harbour, Northland MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568023460 School Journal Level 2 November 2019
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4

]]> 2023-04-26 01:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568023460 Pikitea Road, Māngere Bridge, Auckland MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568038190 2023-04-26 01:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568038190 Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell, Auckland MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568042139 NZAC Day is a special day of remembrance.  ANZAC Day Parade, written by Glenda Kane and illustrated by Lisa Allen shares a little of one War Veteran's memories of a very hard time, many years ago.

Not all our War Veterans (people who have fought and survived) or "fallen heroes" (those who fought and didn't survive) are old. The RSA - The Royal NZ Returned Services Association - is an organisation that provides support for those who have fought on behalf of NZ and a place where they can gather to talk and share and be with others who have similar experiences.

The ANZAC Day poppy is a symbol of remembrance, but also of hope.  ]]> 2023-04-26 01:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568042139 Hauraki Gulf MWPS https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568043166 Broo is a beautiful Brydes (pronounced Broo-dus) whale that lives in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.  Broo swims through the harbour trying to find food, but food is getting harder to find each day.]]> 2023-04-26 01:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/MWPS/AotearoaNZ/wish/2568043166