Last week we learnt that there was something called the New Zealand Land Wars that happened between 1845-1872. It was all about who controlled the land in NZ. It was complicated because some land was traded fairly and some was taken. The wars were imbalanced (unfair) because the Europeans had more manpower (people), and a higher quantity and quality of weapons (more of them and better ones). The Maoris were outnumbered so they had to use secret plans and some guerilla warfare tactics in order to fight back.
The big idea about this is that the two groups of people viewed the land differently - Maori’s held a collectivist viewpoint, where land and other resources (oceans, fish, forests) should be cared for and shared by everyone. Europeans held an individualistic viewpoint, and wanted to own the land in order to have farms and make money. Even today there viewpoints cause conflict around the world.
Parihaka
Our first questions -
Junefia - What does Parihaka mean?
Marlene - why did the people send the kids out?
Dyzon - why were the two guys sent to prison for 16 months?
Marilyn - why was the village surrounded by soldiers?
Lynch - what people left the land that Parihaka was built on? (Who was there before them?)
Garth - why did Te Whiti go to jail?
Anittah - was there a reason Why all the Maori men went to jail? So when the men go the Children and the ladies will get scared and leave.
Ana - why were the protectors put in jail?
Maria - why did the government promise the people land?
Moana - why did 200 children block the road?
Wesley - does Parihaka still exist?
Tisharn - why was Parihaka famous?
Angellynah - why did the soldiers burn the peoples houses down and destroy their crops?
Michael - How was the government able to keep Te Whiti and Tohu for 16 months without a trial??
Tsai - Why did the Europeans want the land? Because they were jalless that the maori had land and the parihaka did not.
