Migration of Maori

Migration of Maori

Today Ms Maud was our teacher and she taught us about migration of Maori’s. We learnt what the Maori’s use when they are hunting. They used the fiber from the inside of the flax to make a rope. They rolled it between their hands to make a rope. Then they tied a knot around a rock, then they spined it and aimed for a bird and that was what they ate. We also were told a story about Kupe and how he chased a huge octopus and while he was chasing it, it landed on a island. The island was called the north island. Kupe went back to where he was from to collect his people and tell them that he found a island and that they should go with him to stay on that island for the rest of their lives. They named that island Aotearoa. We also found out that a man called Ngatoroirangi drew the outline of the whole New Zealand as he was on a boat traveling. There were seven boats that we had to name but the main boats that we talked about were Te Arawa Waka and Tainui Waka. Learning about migration of Maori was fun and very interesting and I hope to do it again.