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  • Princess Iwa

    Princess Iwa

    by Angela Skerrett Tainui

    Meet the young woman from Bluff who shared her culture on the world stage. 

    One day, many years ago, I was visiting my pōua when I noticed a photo of a beautiful wahine on the wall. She had long, wavy hair and wore a kākahu around her shoulders and a hei tiki around her neck. She looked to be about eighteen.

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    Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2022

    Learning area: English, The Arts, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 3

    Reading year level: 5

    Topics: ancestors, biography, composer, concert party, culture, history, international, kapa haka, opera, performance, princess, singing, tīpuna, tūpuna, wahine, waiata, whānau, World War I, World War II

    In: School Journal Level 3 June 2022

    Publication date: June 2022

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  • Beyond the Reef.

    Beyond the Reef

    by Hokotehi Moriori Trust; illustrations by Laya Mutton-Rogers 

    This story recounts some of the reasons for Moriori migration from East Polynesia to Rēkohu/Chatham Islands. Based on Moriori oral histories handed down for hundreds of years, the story tells of Ri‘i and his family as they prepare to leave for the new lands. The piece reveals the seeds of the covenant of peace that Moriori would make after settling in Rēkohu.

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    Series: Connected 2022 Level 3 – Ka ora kāinga rua | A new beginning

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 3

    Reading year level: 5

    Category: Fiction

    Topics: conflict, Chatham Islands, Moriori, migration, oral histories, peace covenant, Rēkohu, waka, voyaging

    In: Connected 2022 Level 3 – Ka ora kāinga rua | A new beginning

    Publication date: October 2022

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  • The Waka Te Arawa in Aotearoa.

    The Waka Te Arawa in Aotearoa

    by Mataia Keepa (Te Arawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Rārua) 

    This infographic illustrates some of the landing sites of the waka Te Arawa in Aotearoa New Zealand. It outlines stories associated with each site and other places that were named by people on the waka. It also describes objects and taonga that were brought on the waka such as kūmara and taininihi.

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    Series: Connected 2022 Level 3 – Ka ora kāinga rua | A new beginning

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 3

    Reading year level: 5

    Category: Non-fiction

    Topics: arrival, Bay of Plenty, naming, North Island, oral histories, Rotorua, settlement, Tongariro, waka

    In: Connected 2022 Level 3 – Ka ora kāinga rua | A new beginning

    Publication date: October 2022

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