Check the gaps when listening to the introduction to the story
"Devonport is described by ______ who live there as a charming seaside village just a ferry ride from the city lights.
But it wasn't always this way, as early as 1350 Maori have ________ the coastline setting up fishing stations, community gardens and settlements.
So it’s ___ surprise that the remains of many Māori are still buried there. Developers building at the old Masonic Tavern found out the ____ way, their diggers were ordered to stop digging when they ____ human remains.
For the past month nothing has happened at the site costing the owners time and money."
Bones of Contention (Native Affairs)
Maori vocab:
Te Hau Kapua (The bay of curling clouds - Devonport)
ko iwi (human bones)
waka (boats)
tangata (people / person)
iwi (tribe)
What is like "driving a square peg into a round hole"? What do you think the expression means?
What are "Sentinels of living memory"?
"What happens when the descendant wants to build on the forebear?" What do the italicised words mean?
Listen for these phrases and use them to explain the story:
rich in history
Waka coming and going
great attributes
development underway
reincarnated
ko iwi (human bones)
protocol
ground to a halt
pre-warned
footprint
Mokoia Pa
a motorway looms
supreme importance
naked eye
rearguard action
burial in the dunes
What was the outcome of the discussion about what to do with the site?
Discuss
What would happen in your country if an ancient cemetery were discovered on a building site?
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