The Aotearoa History Show
The New Zealand Wars.
Today we watched the Aotearoa History Show about the
New Zealand Wars.
New Zealand Wars.
First we learnt the Government sent pakehas to fight the
Maoris.
Maoris.
Second the Maoris saw an angel and the angel said you
could own the land.
could own the land.
Then after that the soldiers were protecting the land so
the Maori could not go through to the land.
the Maori could not go through to the land.
In 1864 the Maori killed some of the army men.
Then the Government confiscated the land.
After that the Maori thought he was a British spy.
Also that there were 3000 people lost their lives
and there were 2000 Maoris.
and there were 2000 Maoris.
But in 1863 the land was illegally confiscated from the
Maoris and the Maoris were losing their farm land.
Maoris and the Maoris were losing their farm land.
There was a New religion by the Maori prophet
Te Ua called Pai Marere.
Te Ua called Pai Marere.
Te Kote got sent to the Chatham Islands and
there was a new leader who was great at fighting and a
genius. The new leader's name was Te Toku Ware. He was a great leader and he did not want to have war with other people like the British.
there was a new leader who was great at fighting and a
genius. The new leader's name was Te Toku Ware. He was a great leader and he did not want to have war with other people like the British.
Then Te Kote attacked the village and there were
60 people who died at the village because he had to
get revenge.
60 people who died at the village because he had to
get revenge.
The Government wanted the land so bad because
the British were losing the war.
the British were losing the war.
Malo Tutoe,
ReplyDeleteA great start to your Treaty of Waitangi blog.
Yes Te Kooti was a Maori leader who was sent to prison on the Chatham islands, he later escaped and sailed back to Aotearoa.