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Tiriti o Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi signing illustration

📚 Wāhanga 1: Ngā Pātai Whiriwhiri / Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. I haina ai te Tiriti o Waitangi i hea? / Where was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland

Waitangi

Pōneke / Wellington

Ōtautahi / Christchurch

2. I haina ai te Tiriti i tēhea rā? / When was the Treaty signed?

6 Pēpuere 1840 / 6 February 1840

6 Māehe 1840 / 6 March 1840

6 Aperira 1840 / 6 April 1840

6 Mei 1840 / 6 May 1840

3. Kōwhiri katoa ngā kupu e pā ana ki te Tiriti / Check all words related to the Treaty:

Rangatira

Whakaaetanga / Agreement

Kēmu rākau / Cricket

Haina / Signing

Pākehā

4. He aha te take nui o te Tiriti? / What was the main purpose of the Treaty?

Hoko whenua anake / Only to sell land

Whakatakoto tikanga hōu / Establish new rules for living together

Whakamutu ngā Māori / Stop the Māori

Hanga whare / Build houses

✏️ Wāhanga 2: Ngā Whakautu Poto / Part 2: Short Answers

5. Whakakiia ngā āputa / Fill in the blanks:

I te 6 o __________ 1840, i haina ai te __________ o Waitangi i waenga i ngā __________ me ngā Pākehā.

6. He aha ngā whakaaro rerekē i waenga i a ngai Māori, ki ngai Pākehā? / What were the different viewpoints between Māori and Pākehā?
7. He aha ai i hiahia ai ngā rangatira Māori ki te haina i te Tiriti? Whakamāramahia kotahi o ngā take i puta mai. / Why did Māori chiefs want to sign the Treaty? Give one reason.
8. Tuhia he rerenga kōrero mō te Tiriti mā ngā kupu hou. / Write a sentence about the Treaty using new vocabulary words.

Ngā kupu hei whakamahi / Words to use: Tiriti, rangatira, haina, whakaaetanga, Pākehā

🎨 Wāhanga 3: Mahi Auaha / Part 3: Creative Activity

9. Waihanga he pikitia, he mahere rānei mō tō ako mō te Tiriti o Waitangi. / Create a drawing or mind map of what you learned about the Treaty of Waitangi.
10. Hei whakawhanake ake / Extension: Tuhia he kōrero poto hei whakaatu i ngā whakaaro o tētahi rangatira Māori rānei, o tētahi Pākehā rānei i mua o te haina. / Write a short speech showing the thoughts of either a Māori chief or a Pākehā before the signing.

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