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- Read the page by yourself
- Discuss with the group any words, concepts or phrases you don’t
- understand and record the meanings in your own words
New words:
English words Meaning Maori words Meaning
Pakeha Europeans Pakeha Europeans
Warily Un trustworthy Whare House
Intently Interested Whaea Respected female
contingent A group of Tipuna Ancestor
people sharing Iwi Tribe
Colonial something related Korowai cloak made from bird feathers
to colony
confiscation To take something
away
Your summaries:
Michael: During september 19th 1914 there was a man called Tipu .
Tipu was having a rugby game, he was against a guy called george. They were both good
at rugby. They knew the rules by heart, the people were cheering both Tipu and George during the game.
Tipu was having a rugby game, he was against a guy called george. They were both good
at rugby. They knew the rules by heart, the people were cheering both Tipu and George during the game.
Wesley:During september 19th 1914 there lived a man named Tipu. Tipu was a Rugby player he
really liked playing rugby he even had a nickname called Big George. He wanted to go to war with
the Germans but he was too young to go to war.
really liked playing rugby he even had a nickname called Big George. He wanted to go to war with
the Germans but he was too young to go to war.
Railey: during September 19th 1914 a man named Tipu was having a rugby game and he was
against a man named George. They were both very competitive and they knew the rules inside out.
During the game people cheered and cheered for both sides. But after the game Tipu said he wanted
to go against the Germans in the war. But sadly he was too young.
against a man named George. They were both very competitive and they knew the rules inside out.
During the game people cheered and cheered for both sides. But after the game Tipu said he wanted
to go against the Germans in the war. But sadly he was too young.
Davlyn:During the century 1900 there was a savage war that broke out. There was a man that was named
Tipu that really liked Rugby. He had a really cathey nickname called big george
Tipu that really liked Rugby. He had a really cathey nickname called big george
Senitila: It had beginged on the 19th of september 1914. There was a rugby match and the crowd
cheered. There was a man called the big george. The big george had tackled
cheered. There was a man called the big george. The big george had tackled
Eh Htoo: It started on 19 September 1914 there was a rugby match the crowd cheered Tipu was
playing he got the ball and ran but there was someone bocking Tuip. The name was big big George,
big George tackled Tupi to the ground Then a man in the crowd gave it all you got boy. Then Tupi's
younger cousin, Rahia, was holding a paper in their hand and said are you joining?''. Then big George
said are you going Tupi looked at the paper and said I am going for sure then Tupi little cousin said you
have to be 20 before you can go then Tupi got angry.
playing he got the ball and ran but there was someone bocking Tuip. The name was big big George,
big George tackled Tupi to the ground Then a man in the crowd gave it all you got boy. Then Tupi's
younger cousin, Rahia, was holding a paper in their hand and said are you joining?''. Then big George
said are you going Tupi looked at the paper and said I am going for sure then Tupi little cousin said you
have to be 20 before you can go then Tupi got angry.
Saia: In 1914 September 19, there was a Rugby match and there were two
big fallas called Tipu and Big George. The team was
Maori against Pakiah, As the Match continued these two tried their hardest to run
through each other as the crowd was cheering
from both sides. When the match was over they respectfully shook hands. But then after
Tipu said he wanted to go against the
Germans in the war, Apparently he was too young to go.
big fallas called Tipu and Big George. The team was
Maori against Pakiah, As the Match continued these two tried their hardest to run
through each other as the crowd was cheering
from both sides. When the match was over they respectfully shook hands. But then after
Tipu said he wanted to go against the
Germans in the war, Apparently he was too young to go.
- What is meant by “a native contingent”
A group of Moari people
- How are the two boys feeling about signing up to fight? Provide direct
- quotes as evidence.
- Tipu - confident
- Rongo - Unsure
- Explain in your own words - “Tipu listens as she reminds Rongo of the land
- confiscation in the Waikato during the 1860s, of the lives lost trying to defend
- that land in the
- colonial wars.
There was a war about who gets the land. The Maori people were fighting to protect their land and pakeha.
Railey - There was a war about who gets the land or not . and it was between maori and british.
Eh Htoo - There was a land war about who got the land Maori tried to defend their land for pakeha then
they had a war.
they had a war.
There was war for the Maori peoples land.
There was a big war between Maroi and the British it was called the land wars it started when the British
tried to get land off the Maori
tried to get land off the Maori
- Write about the Maori Contingent in your own words (where did they come from, how many people
- , where did they go to fight etc).
- The first contingent sailed from Wellington in February 1915. There was about 500 men
- that left Wellington on the 14 of February 1915. By 1916 the battalion was in desperate need
- of reinforcements, the battalion was not deployed to Gallipoli with the first invasion force.
- The first contingent sailed from Wellington aboard the ship warrimoo in february 1915.
- Its motto was ‘Te Hokowhitu a Tu (the seventy twice-told warriors of the war god). Some
- moari had been in gallipoli from the beginning, having enlisted in the provincial infantry battalions.
- In the war 336 people died and 734 people were wounded. An old boy of Wellington college grace
- was a talented sportsman.
