📚 Part 1: Understanding Treaty Principles

1. Match each treaty principle to its correct description by drawing lines between them:

Partnership

Participation

Protection

Māori have the right to be involved in decisions that affect them

Working together as equals in decision-making

Safeguarding Māori culture, language and wellbeing

2. Why do treaty principles still matter in today's society? Choose the best answer:

They are part of New Zealand's history only

They guide how government and councils make decisions that affect Māori communities

They only apply to museums and cultural centres

They are no longer relevant in modern times

3. Which of the following are examples of treaty principles being applied today? (Tick all that apply)

Council consulting with local iwi before building new facilities

Māori language being taught in schools

Only English being used in government buildings

Māori health services being funded by councils

🏛️ Part 2: Local Council Initiatives Investigation

4. Based on your group's investigation, complete the following about your assigned South Auckland council initiative:

Initiative name: _________________________________

Main aim of this initiative:

5. Which treaty principle(s) does this initiative reflect? Explain your choice:

6. List two pieces of evidence from your sources that show how this initiative supports Māori communities today:

Evidence 1:

Evidence 2:

7. What is one question you have about this initiative, or one possible limitation/challenge it might face?

💭 Part 3: Critical Thinking

8. Complete this sentence frame based on what you learned from other groups:

The _________________ initiative shows treaty partnership because _________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

9. How might different groups in society (Māori communities, non-Māori residents, council staff) view the outcomes of treaty-based initiatives differently? Give one example:

10. Exit Ticket: One treaty principle that appears in today's society is _________________ because _________________________________. I used evidence from _________________ to support this idea.

Treaty Principles Today

Treaty Principles Today

📚 Part 1: Understanding Treaty Principles

🏛️ Part 2: Local Council Initiatives Investigation

💭 Part 3: Critical Thinking

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