Treaty of Waitangi Essay

 In 1830 there were 100,000 Māori and 100 Europeans living in New Zealand. The behavior of the Whalers, the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights, and the Musket Wars were reasons that a treaty was needed. The Declaration of Independence was another contributing factor to the need for a treaty.

One reason that a treaty was needed was the lawless behavior of some of the British Settlers like whalers. This was important because the Maori were getting caught up in the fighting and drinking that was occurring which had a negative effect. When the British arrived and were off the ships the first thing they did was get drunk, which led to very poor behavior. The fighting got really out of hand and wasn’t necessary, the Maori were being affected by the British. Maori women were used as prostitutes which left them feeling hurt and unsafe. The behavior shown was enough to make a treaty that set peace and rules around their behavior and them as people.

One reason that a treaty was needed was the lawless behavior of some of the British Settlers like whalers. This was important because the Maori were getting caught up in the fighting and drinking that was occurring which had a negative effect. When the British arrived and were off the ships the first thing they did was get drunk, which led to very poor behavior. The fighting got really out of hand and wasn’t necessary, the Maori were being affected by the British. Maori women were used as prostitutes which left them feeling hurt and unsafe. The behavior shown was enough to make a treaty that set peace and rules around their behavior and them as people.

Another reason that a treaty was needed was because of the Musket Wars. In the 1800s the musket wars began, over 2000 people were killed during this time. The first tribe to get muskets was at the top of the North Island, Ngapuhi. The tribe did a lot of trading things for muskets so that there became a balance, the balance made them stronger than others. The musket trade had a big impact on land loss for the Maori, the tribal boundaries moved a lot which left not as much land for them. As a result of this many impacts occurred, firstly many harmless people were dying just for others to get what they wanted. People lost their homes and their land over a war that could have been contained in a different way.

The final reason that a treaty was needed was the existence of the Declaration of Independence. Was the Declaration of Independence the catalyst that led to the Treaty of Waitangi? Significantly, the Declaration of Independence was instigated by the British to give them better trading with the Maori. The Declaration started on 28 October 1835, the purpose was to show protection, mana, and sovereignty. 34 chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, the treaty was thought to be signed by more people. Therefore the treaty brought positive trading methods.

In conclusion, a treaty was needed to source peace between everyone. Trading was a big problem with all the tribes, musket wars became a way of killing people to get land and other things. The Treaty of Waitangi stopped these unnecessary behaviors.

 Solar System Model 

We are making a solar system model, with paper mache planets/ping pong balls

(Diagram)^

• Cardboard box 

• Paper 

• Paint (Black, White, Orange, Yellow, Red, Blue) 

• String 

• Maybe Tape.. 

• Paper mache 

Plan: 

1. Paint the cardboard box black, and cover up all the holes. Flicker white paint over the back of the cardboard box to create the star effect. 

2. Start making the planets with paper mache, paint the planets to the colour shown above (In the diagram). 

3. Use the string and attach it to the planets, cut some holes in the top of the box, thread the string through it and hold the planets in place. 

4. Finish the touch ups1 

Outcome: 

Conclusion: 

In the end, we ended up changing all the planets to ping pong balls as it was easier to fit them all into the black box which was the base of our solar system. Something I would do better next time is adding some more detail to setting, or maybe hang up the ufo's. 

Mihi

 Mihi

Tena koutou, Tena koutou Tena koutou katoa 

Ko Aoraki toku maunga 

Ko Waimakariri toku awa 

Ko Te Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka toku kura 

No Otautahi ahau

Ko Paul raua ko Mark oku tipuna i te taha o taku matua 

Ko Carol raua ko Vanessa oku tipuna i te taha o taku whaea

Ko Nic toku Matua 

Ko Monique toku Whaea 

Ko Kaycee raua ko Cayleigh aku teina 

Ko Carter aku 

Ko Collie-Case toku ingoa whanau  

Ko Jaz toku ingoa 

No reira Tena koutou, Tena koutou Tena koutou katoa 

Kristallnacht

 

1. What is meant by the term “Kristallnacht”? 

• Night of broken glass

2. When did this event occur?

•  9&10 of 1938

3. How many synagogues did the program claim were burned?

• 267 destroyed and burned 

4. How many Jews were claimed to have died as a result of this event?

• 91 jews 

5. How many were said to have been sent to concentration camps? 

• 30,000

6. What was the reaction of the German people to this event?

• It was the jew’s fault. 

The document that was written shows that Kristallnacht was planned as the letter was written on November 8, 1938. Another example of showing that it was planned was because it stated that the Germans were allowed to go around damaging the jew’s business. The Germans were allowed to smash or damage anything but were not allowed to take anything. Non-jew businesses were protected from this so nothing was damaged. As soon as possible, officials were arrested many males, especially the wealthy ones. 

 The Nazi Party - Nuremberg Laws

1. Provide two examples of ways in which the Nuremberg laws affected the rights of German Jews. 

• They weren’t allowed to vote so that the Jews couldn’t have a say in who had the right to make the rules. 

• They weren’t allowed to have sexual interactions, Hitler was trying to split them up so that there was no interaction and friendships between the Jews and Germans. 

2. What other actions were taken that discriminated against Jews in Germany? (Remembering)

• The Nuremberg Laws did not identify a ‘jew’ as someone with particular religious beliefs. 

3. Why do you think that the Nazis passed these laws? (Understanding)

• The Nazi passed the laws to take away power from the Jews so they Hitler would have an easier path to dictator so he could complete his goal of world power.

4. If a New Zealand government passed a law that provided for different treatment of a named racial group in New Zealand, what do you think the reaction of most New Zealand people would be? Why do you think this might be the case? (Applying)

• I think that the people of New Zealand would not approve of racist laws because we have many different races and cultures. We also are one of a few countries that are accepting of all races.  

5. Do you think these Nuremberg laws were racist? Explain your point of view. (Evaluating)

• I think that these laws were racist because they took away people's rights simply because of their color of skin and where they came from. They also took away many of the Jew rights and these laws also affected people who had some Jewish assent even if they did not identify as part of the Jewish race or religion.

Traditional Foods Unit

 Maori Kai 

Growing and gathering traditional foods was a big change for the Maori Culture. The Maori ancestors brought many edible plants from their homeland such as kumara, yam, and taro, these crops then had to adapt to the new environment.  In New Zealand, the climate was much colder than their home. 

Maori had a very traditional way of cooking food for their families, which was called a Hangi (Earth oven), this method was very useful for cooking meals for large families or big gatherings. Maori did not make pottery, so for them to boil water was to place a red hot stone in a wooden bowl of liquid. Nowadays, people use ovens, stovetops, microwaves, and other cooking sources to cook food. Hangi's are still used but not as often as they did, but mostly used for special occasions. 

Social Studies - Human Rights

 Human rights - Hitler View

Hilter said “the jets were responsible for bringing negroes in the Rhineland” this shows that Hilter was against anti-semitism because he showed that he didn’t like the Jews, he didn’t count them as the white race, and they lower the cultural-political level. 

“The Jewish youth lies in wait for hours on end... spying on unsuspicious German girls he plans seduce” Hitler wanted to take the Jewish out because of what they did to the German girls, He wanted to keep the German a pure race.