Day 1 of Aotearoa.

By Anonymous -
Tena koutou iwi, you want to hear the story of the birth of Aotearoa?

Maui's hook reeling in the North Island.
In Māori mythology, it's said much of Aotearoa New Zealand was formed when a powerful demigod, Maui, fished it out of the sea. Legend has it that Māui created a magical fish hook from the jawbone of his grandmother. And that one day he took his hook, boarded a boat, and rode out into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Once at sea, he threw his magical hook into the water and caught a fish. This 'fish' was actually the North Island of New Zealand! Pretty shocking, right?In honour of this legend, the North Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Ika a Māui or 'Māui’s fish' and the South Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Waka a Māui or 'Māui's canoe'.

I know this isn't the true story of Aotearoa, but it's pretty interesting, right?

Well, it's time for facts!

If you hadn't known what Aotearoa means yet, or thought it meant New Zealand, it means the land of the long white cloud.

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Kiwis aren't this.
You'd probably know that New Zealanders are called kiwis, but the kiwi I'm talking about is not a fruit, it's a native bird. There are five species of them.

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They're this!












You probably know this already, but New Zealand's two official languages are English and Maori.

If you're scared of snakes, come to New Zealand because there's none!

The settings of 'The Hobbits' and 'Lord of the Rings' are in New Zealand.

Well, that's all for now, I'll see you next time, in Aotearoa.

Comments

  1. Megan LaffertyDecember 20, 2018 at 12:08 PM

    Kia ora Karl,

    Congratulations on completing your first activity for the Summer Learning Journey. What a great way to kick start your journey. I am so impressed with the creativeness you have used to share your favourite facts about New Zealand. I am so excited to see more posts from you, especially if the standards of your posts stay this high.

    I had no idea that there are 5 different species of kiwi's in New Zealand. Do you know what the different species are? After reading your post, I was shocked that I knew so little about our most iconic bird in New Zealand. You inspired me to do my own research on kiwi's. According to the Te Ara website (2018), there used to be around 12 million kiwi's living in New Zealand, today there is around 100,00. This is due to predators in our country killing them off. Do you know what predators they are talking about? What are the New Zealand Department of Conservation doing about saving our beautiful kiwis from becoming extinct?

    Thank you so much for putting in so much effort to your blog post and writing the facts in your own words.

    I hope you are enjoying your last day of school,
    Megan :)

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