Three Motu of Aotearoa

Task: research an island and then give a presentation to your group.




Stewart Island / Rakiura


Wiki

Stewart Island

Read History and Naming section:

1. What are Stewart Island's Maori nammes and what do they mean?

2. Why did Captain Cook join Stewart Island to the South island in his early maps?

3. Who was Stewart?

4. What do the following dates refer to.

14th century

1770

1998








Chatham islands / Rekohu

Wiki

Chatham Islands

1. What's the Moriori name for the archipelago?


Read "History" section:

2. Who were the Moriori? How did they get to the islands?

3. Why were they hunter-gatherers?

4. How did they resolves disputes?

5. What do the following dates refer to?

1500s

1791

1835








Great Barrier Island / Aotea

Reading

Star Quality

1. Why was the writer glad they had jet lag?

2. How did they get to the island?

3. How many people live permanently on the island?

4. Where does most of the light pollution come from on the north side of the island?

5. Which constellation is called Maui's fish hook?

6. Which famous person was not allowed to buy land on the island?