W3 Maori Perspectives of Development

Question 1

When did Polynesian ancestors get to NZ?

Answer 1

Migration by Polynesian ancestors across the
Pacific over several millennia led to the
settlement of New Zealand in about AD 1000.

Question 2

How did schooling develop first in New Zealand?

Answer 2

1816- first European type school for Māori @ Rangihoua, Bay of Islands

1830’s Numerous Schools on Church Mission stations including Methodist and Catholic

Basically Māori were more interested in understanding the new European world with its tall sailing ships, firearms and iron tools. Māori who had attended the schools returned to their villages and created their own schools.

Question 3

What was the Native Schools Act 1858?

Answer 3

Māori students at the schools must live

away from their kāinga (Maori Village) in a boarding situation.

Question 4

What was the Native Schools Act 1867?

Answer 4

English is the main language. (Kinda Banning Maori)

Question 5

In the 70s, where was Maori mainly used?

Answer 5

Marae or Church

Question 6

What happened in the 80s to make Maori Language recover?

Answer 6

Te Kohanga Reo was launched in the early 1980s, to be rapidly followed by Kura Kaupapa Māori and bilingual classes in mainstream schools.

Question 7

What did the The Māori Language Act 1987 do?

Answer 7

The Māori Language Act 1987 was a piece of legislation passed by the
Parliament of New Zealand that gave official language status to the Māori language (te reo Māori), and gave speakers a right to use it in legal settings such as in court. It also established the Māori Language Commission, initially called Te Komihana Mo Te Reo Maori, to promote the language and provide advice on it.

Question 8

What is Whakapapa?

Answer 8

Genealogy, ancestry,

heritage

Question 9

What is Wairua?

Answer 9

The internal connectedness to the universe, the Force.

Question 10

What is Tapu vs Noa?

Answer 10

Sacred vs Profane (mundane)

Question 11

What are Atua?

Answer 11

Deities

Question 12

What is the Whenua?

Answer 12

Land

Question 13

How do you lift tapu?

Answer 13

Tapu is lifted/removed with water, or food and karakia (prayer).

Question 14

What is Mauri?

Answer 14

The ‘‘physical life principle,” that is, the essence which
brings life to the physical, whether that be human,
flora, fauna or marine life.

Question 15

What is Mana?

Answer 15

Prestige, authority, control,
power, influence, status, spiritual power, charisma

Mana is derived from the gods, human beings are the vessels or channels that house mana, a human agent that the gods have delegated authority to

Question 16

What is Manaakitanga?

Answer 16

The expectation that
each party will recognise the mana of the other.

Manaakitanga is a value reflected in the generosity
and kindness that one shows for others and to all
living things.

Question 17

What is Whanaungatanga?

Answer 17

Whanaungatanga relates to belonging, a sense of purpose and relationships.

Question 18

What is KAITIAKITANGA?

Answer 18

Kaitiakitanga relates to guardianship and stewardship.

Preservation and conservation

Question 19

What is Ako?

Answer 19

Ako speaks to a reciprocal

relationship of teaching and learning.

Question 20

What is the Hauora health model? What is each part?

Answer 20

Physical realm,
body

Spiritual realm, soul

Mind and
emotional realm

Family, Iwi and
Hāpu

Question 21

What is Te Wheke?

Answer 21

A Maori Health Model.

Question 22

What are the branches of Te Wheke?

Answer 22

Te Whānau- the family
Waiora-total wellbeing for the individual and family
Wairuatanga- Spirituality
Hinengaro- the mind
Taha tinana- physical wellbeing
Whanungatanga- extended family. Kinship.
Mauri- life force in people and objects
Mana ake- Uniques identity of individuals and family
Hā a koro ma, a kui ma- breath of life from forbearers
Whatumanawa- the open and health expression of
emotion