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Early Settlers to New Zealand

Early Settlers to New Zealand. SETTLERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. Settlers came from all parts of the world, France, Australia, USA, England. Settlers came for a variety of reasons and brought with them goods and culture totally new to Maori people.

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Early Settlers to New Zealand

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  1. Early Settlers to New Zealand

  2. SETTLERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE • Settlers came from all parts of the world, France, Australia, USA, England. • Settlers came for a variety of reasons and brought with them goods and culture totally new to Maori people. • They began to establish settlements throughout New Zealand. • Cultural interaction began to stir resulting in good and bad relationships. • Settlers began to see New Zealand’s potential and so the race began to lay claim.

  3. Settlers path to Aotearoa

  4. EXPLORERS AND TRADERS • Able Tasman was the first to sight New Zealand, James Cook was the first to circumnavigate and map New Zealand. Both were Explorers. • Explorers came to New Zealand to discover new ideas, plants and animals, survey the land. • Traders came to New Zealand to trade goods such as muskets and new technology for food and materials such as flax. • Some Maori got opportunity to travel with these early settlers.

  5. WHALERS • Whales were abundant throughout New Zealand’s waters especially during spring and summer when the warmer currents passed the coastline. • Settlers hunted whales for their meat, blubber, bone, oil, and various other properties. • The first whaling station was established in the South Island at Cloudy Bay in 1828. Soon after whaling stations began to appear up and down New Zealand’s coastline. • Maori seldom hunted whales, although would eat stranded whales.

  6. MISSIONARIES • British protestant and French Catholic missionaries settled in the early decades of the 19th century. • Came to convert Maori to their religion. • Fostered good relationships, introduced humanitarian values and had a large influence towards signing of the treaty. • Introduced new farming techniques, equipment, and methods. • Also introduced Maori to reading and writing through the use of bibles translated in Maori.

  7. Cultural Interaction: • http://www.treaty2u.govt.nz/cool-stuff/cd-rom/index.htm#video1

  8. WHICH TYPE OF SETTLER ARE YOU? • Pretend you are either a whaler or a missionary who has just settled in New Zealand, write a letter home stating what life is like for you in your new country. Include things such as, Why you came to New Zealand. Whereabouts in New Zealand you are living. What other settlers live in the same area. Your interaction with the Maori people.

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