Whangaroa Kaitiakitanga Worksheet

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📚 Part 1: What Did the Slides Teach Me?

Learning intention: I can explain how people interact with places and environments, and describe ways whānau and hapū can care for Whangaroa Harbour.

Important: Practices of kaitiakitanga varied between iwi and hapū. We should learn from local knowledge holders and avoid assuming that one practice is universal.

Vocabulary Match

Match each word with its meaning by writing the correct letter beside the word.

1. Kaitiakitanga ____

2. Mātauranga Māori ____

3. Tohu ____

4. Rāhui ____

A. Signs or indicators that help people understand changes in the environment.

B. A temporary restriction or protection placed over an area or resource.

C. Knowledge, understanding and ways of learning developed by Māori.

D. The responsibility to care for people, places and the natural world.

5. Name one way people can show care for Whangaroa Harbour.

6. What might a harbour “remember” about people’s actions? Give one example of a positive action and one harmful action.

🔎 Part 2: Evidence, Change and Choices

7. Evidence and inference: A slide shows people observing the water, weather, birds and seasonal changes before gathering kai. What is the evidence? What can you infer about their decision-making?

Evidence I can see or hear:

My inference:

8. Compare past and present. How might tūpuna have cared for a place in the past, and how could people care for it today? Include one similarity or difference.

Past:

Present:

Similarity or difference:

9. Scenario: You are collecting shellfish and notice that the area is under rāhui. Which response best shows kaitiakitanga? Choose one.

Collect a small amount secretly.

Respect the rāhui, leave the area and tell others why it matters.

Take extra kai before the rāhui ends.

Ignore local guidance because the harbour belongs to everyone.

10. Why is shared responsibility between whānau and hapū important when protecting waterways and wāhi tapu?

🌿 Part 3: My Kaitiakitanga Action Plan

11. Choose one action you can take to care for a local waterway, special place or other environment. Explain what you will do, who could help, and how it may make a difference.

My action:

People who could help:

Difference it could make:

Extension: How could tohu, seasonal observations or mātauranga Māori help people decide when and how to use a natural resource respectfully?

Teacher Answer Guide

Vocabulary: 1–D, 2–C, 3–A, 4–B.

Possible responses: Care may include taking only what is needed, protecting waterways, following tikanga, respecting rāhui, caring for wāhi tapu, reducing pollution and working together. For evidence and inference, students should distinguish what is shown from what they conclude. Past and present answers may vary; accept thoughtful similarities and differences. Question 9: respect the rāhui, leave the area and explain its importance.

Whangaroa Kaitiakitanga Worksheet

Whangaroa Kaitiakitanga Worksheet

📚 Part 1: What Did the Slides Teach Me?

Vocabulary Match

🔎 Part 2: Evidence, Change and Choices

🌿 Part 3: My Kaitiakitanga Action Plan

Teacher Answer Guide

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