15 February - 21 February

We will next move to explore the journey taken by the Tainui waka and how this journey intersects with us here in Owairoa. 

We will first be exploring the journey of the Tainui waka through the Tamaki Isthmus and down to Kawhia; 

then, we will do a case study of the pa known as Whakakaiwhara, where the Tainui anchored around 1350ce. 

Finally, we will survey the Tainui connections with our local iwi of Ngāi Tai Ki Tamaki and Ngāti Paoa by learning the origin histories of these tribes.

LO's We are learning to...

- integrate knowledge of the significance of Tainui histories in our nation's identity.

- develop our understanding of how the histories of Tainui are significant to our local communities present-day identity. 

- associate ourselves with the histories of Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki & Ngāti Paoa in our local communities story about itself.

SC's I can now...

- Place the significance of Tainui and the iwi associated to it in a broad historical context.