Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how British migrations to New Zealand have continuing significance for tangata whenua and communities.

    Success Criteria: I will develop understanding of...

    • first meetings between Europeans and Māori 
    • why Europeans were looking for new lands
    • what problems arose when Europeans settled in Aotearoa (why a treaty was needed)
    • why the Māori Chiefs who signed the Treaty and the British government had differing understandings of the Treaty of Waitangi, and what consequences this had for tangata whanau (and impacts today)