Reading - The McDonalds KiwiBurger (T1, W11)

4 Facts about Anzac Day

 

Tuesday: Gold

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Tuesday: Silver

New Zealand Landmark Diary Entries

Research Project: NZ Landmarks (T1, W11)

Reading - NZ Landmarks (The Sky Tower) (T1, W11)

4 Facts about NZ Icon & Landmarks

4 Facts about NZ Geography

 

Research Task - Who is on our money? (T1, W10)

Response to Text - Kate Sheppard - Reading (T1, W10)

 

Kate Sheppard - A Woman On A Mission

Kate Sheppard was a New Zealand activist, and one of the most 

important figures in our history. 

She was a leader in the struggle to make New Zealand the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote.

1. When and where was Kate Sheppard born?

Catherine Wilson Malcolm was born on March 10, 1847, in Liverpool, England.

2. How old was Sheppard when she moved to New Zealand?

She moved to New Zealand in the late 1860s.

3. What was something that Sheppard believed women should actively be able to do?

She believed that women should actively participate in all aspects of society, including politics. 

4. What does NCW stand for?

National Council of Women (NCW)

5. What were 3 actions that Sheppard took as leader of the NCW to get women their right to vote? 

1.  She became its first president.

2.  She supported equality in marriage and the right of women to run for positions in Government.

3.   However, she remained an important person in the women’s rights movement.

6.  What do you think was her greatest achievement?

In 1896 Sheppard helped set up the National Council of Women (NCW) and became its first president.

4 Facts - Kate Sheppard

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Thursday: Gold

Thursday: Silver

Research Task - Who is on our money? (T1, W10)

Response to Text (T1, W10)

 Response to Text

1. Who was the article about? (Full name, and title)

             Sir Āpirana Ngata (Ngāti Porou)

2. When and where was he born?

           Āpirana Ngata, of Ngāti Porou was born 3rd of July 1874 in Te          

           Araroa on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island.  

3.  Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to?

Ngāti Porou was one of the Iwi in New Zealand that had developed close relationships with the British Crown, and  he used these connections to educate himself in the ways of the European politics and law. 

4. What was he the first Maori person to do?

 He studied hard from the very beginning, eventually earning his way   into Canterbury College and becoming the first Māori in New Zealand to graduate from University.

5. Finish these sentences from the text:

1. “Apirana dedicated himself to the improvement of 

Māori, both socially, culturally, and economically.”

“Apirana was a proud Maori, and fought to

set up businesses and school for Māori

throughout New Zealand, and it is this kind of work that created his legacy - in a world

where Māori were looked down upon by the European colonists Āpirana fought to keep

their traditions alive, not by fighting them in wars, but by playing the game the Europeans

and protecting Māori culture with the power of the law .

4 Facts - Sir Apirana Ngata

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