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PICTORIAL
STORY
OF
NEW
ZEALAND O Hawaiki
THEFIRST HOMES
MAORIS
From the south-west, Kupe returned, with tales of a wonderful land. His story led others to set
out. Some of them accounts of it. left Hawaiki about returned Avith
For carrying water. Perhaps you can tell what they took for
food.
platform
tween the
be-
some of double
canoes. Why?
A gmall fire
was kept burning on stones all
like this.
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PICTORIAL
THE LONG VOYAGE
At night stealing across the pathless waters-moon and stars to guide them. By day, what ? 1. Would we set out for a long sea voyage as the Maoris did? 2. How far had they to sail? How long might it have taken them? 3. Look at tliis page again. Think carefully. Now, what a great deal you can say about
kumara taro
gourd
paper-mulberry
or
cloth-bark tree.
G. Are
of
you reminded
Jason? This
a little
hero
Greek
was not quite so dark as the Maoris, and had not such thick
rat
dog
4
SETTLING
PICTORIAL
IN THEIR
STORY
NEW
OF NEW
THE
ZEALAND
FOUND THE
MAORIS
HOME.
The
arrived
came
first
about
Maori
1350
explorers
a thousand
A.D. The
here about
Maoris
after
settled
in
tribes
named
canoes.
Kukupa
Tui
Tainui,
Tokomaru,
Takitimu,
Zealand?
Aotea, Mamari.
AO-TEA-ROA Mamaku.
1. Birds
feathers
gave
trees and
food,
plants
besides
gave
2. The
food, clothing, huts, ropes, spears, and canoes. 3. Can you name the two plants most useful to them; and one
To these islands fled the that we use now?
Moriori,
driven
from
Ao-tea-roa
4. Ask your
the Maori
the tuil
story
about the
pukeko, or Swamp-hen.
PICTORIAL
THE SEA AND THE
STORY
RIVERS
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
WERE
WELL
ALSO.
STOCKED
Toheroa
Tuna-much
liked
and other
-fresh, dried or
smoked.
shellfish.
2. They had no matches. Then how did they light fires? 3. Other dark people still cook
food as the Maoris did. Who
and where are they? 4. Could you use one of the Maori
ate
other
food
than
birds,
Crayfish
PICTORIAL
A RACE OF WISE
STORY
AND
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
SKILLED
WORKERS.
Pataka or store-
PA, OR FORTIFIED
VILLAGE.
Waka-taua
or war-canoe.
Some
carved.
needed
one in
put
on after
they
were
such a canoe!
bush.
Find
Tell
the
canoe is finished, have it taken to the river and launched. Then find some large pawa shell to decorate it, and cut round pieces
for the eyes of the god in the bow
PICTORIAL
STORY
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
and on women's
to be worthy
ancestors.
of their
stories each suggests to you! and often copying these; for the Maoris loved and copied Nature.
For example, build a pataka; go fishing and bird-snaring to
fill it. Grow crops. Think of the fun and adventures you
had in hunting and fishing.
STORY AND
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
1. Did
cotton
they
?
use
needles
and
Mats, ropes,
garments belts,
2. They dyed their clothing. 3. They had no machines, no factories, but plenty of what
all school children should have.
baskets.
Wiwi
and roofs.
for mats
Cloaks, capes.
from
cloaks
which
and
the
head-
be taken?
When you can, pay a visit to a good M.useum. You will seewonderful things made by Maoris.
PICTORIAL
MAORI CHILDREN FAIRY TALES.
STORY
LOVED
OF NEW
ZEALAND
god of the
TheStorm-god in a rage.
1. The Maoris,childrenand
grown-ups, knew about these, and many, many more.
Oftensacred, or tapu.
Their good
friend. Bead what M'aui did to him.
called Eona.
IO
STORY
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
The Maoris had plenty of good games, and hard practice in using weapons. They had good plain food and plenty of sleep. Thus they kept well and fit for anything. They had no sweets, no
gramophones or radio.
Wrestling.
Giant's
stride.
Foot-racing
difficult track.
across country-a
t
Spear dance. The maidens delighted all with
iheirpoi dancing.
Kite flying.
PICTORIAL
NOW BUSINESS FOR THE OF
STORY
SERIOUS LIVES.
OK
NEW
ZEALAND
ii
THEIR
whalebone.
Spears of wood,
with stone heads. or bone
TaiaJia.
warriors,
the war-path. Your tribeyour enemy-give Jtaka or peruperu. Now attack. You
4. Where was greenstone most plentiful? 5. You are a chief. Choosea suit-
win. Take prisoners. What will you do with them? On arrival home, your wounded
Use
PICTORIAL
STORY
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
THE
FIRST WHITE
MEETING MAN.
1. This ing
meeting made
was
not glad
very to
Batavia
Tasman
on one of
sailed
the
from
"Spice"
Abel
- was in it.
ships for
British
sailors.
found
A great
out the
sailor
cause, and also found out how to keep sailors healthy on long
At learned Maoris. Murderto fear
voyages.
^ ers' Bay, he
7. Eead
the
account
of Tasman's
visit to Murderers'
Bay. Draw
PICTORIAL
STORY
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
THE
1. Name the man-the ship-the place. The flag, you know and honour. The sun never sets on
next ship.
This was
it. Why?
2. For how long has New Zealand been a British possession?
3. Consider
New
the Flag.
how Tasman
What
fared
were
in
the
Zealand.
Some learned
to love him.
East Cape.
6. Name twoother Empire builders. Had they Cook's qualities? 7. Cook made more than one voyage to New Zealand. 8. Copy Cook's map. How did he
make
he
it?
What
mistakes
did
make?
9. Write
What would
tenabout it i
STORY THAT
OF THE
NEW
WHITE
'
willing to give for them? From what were their tools and weapons made? own
nothing about metals. Think how a Maori would prize an iron axe,
or an iron fish hook.
How useful
daughter.
Write
dialogue
these things are! Of course you can think of many other useful
things.
Imagine a Maori family talking about all these wonderful articles. Tell the story as if you
were the Maori father or his
anybody want them? Draw all the objects shown on this page, and, next to each, draw
what the Maoris had used instead.
PICTORIAL GIFTS
1
STORY NEVER
OF LOST
NEW THEIR
ZEALAND VALUE.
THAT
Captain Cook must have been a good man. He left only good
things with the Maoris.
are
?
Trade
Winds?
many years.
i6
THE
PICTORIAL
NEXT VISITORS.
STORY
OF NEW
ZEALAND
in New
The Bay of Islands was a good harbour near the whaling grounds. Here sprang up the town of Kororareka, afterwards called Russell.
After storms, battered ships would creep into one of the many
sheltered harbours for repairs. The trees supplied fine masts and
spars.
of Kororareka
in those days-people,
clothing,
STORY SPREADS.
OF
NEW
OTHER
Animals
were brought.
were made.
1. Consider
these
later
arrivals.
New Zealand drew white men like a magnet. THINGS TO DO, AND QUESTIONS.
Why did they come! 2. Think out all that they went through before they had their
farms in order.
be
of all?
5. What might the white men, knowing this, think about! Would they give much away? 6. Not only English sailors came. What nations, perhaps! Would
they be the best white men!
shipbuilders, etc., etc. 7. Later arrivals wanting to farm had to go farther inland and tracks were made. One day these tracks would become
roads.
i8
PICTORIAL
STORY
OF NEW
ZEALAND
1. Consider the second picture. What might a cunning white man attempt if a powerful
chief had drunk too much ?
2. If you were a wise Maori, what would you think of a brave, strong white sailor who became
foolish after taking too much? 3. What trouble might a madlydrunk white man cause? Sup-
Often
given
not
wisely.
A new liabit for the natives.
Now, do not imagine that the country was full of drunken Maoris and whites, or of dishonest whites trying to cheat the Maoris; but you can see how some troubles began. In those very early days many
whites, they were bound to have the bad, too. Unfortunately, all
the earliest settlers were not
honest and Christianlike.
PICTORIAL
STORY
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
TRADING 1. Which
DAYS. things
too.
the
Would
same?
their
prices be
likely to happen?
3. What would he and
10. The land belonged to the whole tribe, not to any one Maori. But sometimes a chief
thinghewanted most?
4. Again, would a trader give
that thing for nothing? Maoris had no money. The
that
if
he were
there were
Maoris, Maoris with Maoris? 17. Perhaps you can think of two things that were greatly
needed.
some good white men and others not so good. The white
men were of different nations
2O THE FIRST
PICTORIAL THING
STORY NEEDED.
OF
NEW
sent from
ME.
BUSBY.
1. What
needed?
was far
the
first
thing Zealand
Zealand.
2. How
was New
Wales ? How
or
as the
Maoris?
5. He had not enough power be-
help.
The first important Englishman
in those days in New Zealand was
We
PICTORIAL
STORY
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
21
THE
SECOND
NEEDED.
THING
2. Were there any people in New Zealand who were not glad to
see Marsden?
3. After the Maoris knew him and whites? 4. Other missionaries visited built.
5. There were some white men
learned from him,whatmight they think of some other other parts. Churches were
who would not help the missionaries. laws with They were dishonest regard to land.
and would not obey the Maori These people wished to keep
the Maoris ignorant;
them disbelieve
to make
Marsden.
Why? 6. Unfair
and wrongful
business
Why?
22 BRIGHTER
PICTORIAL DAYS
STORY DAWNING.
OF
NEW
ZEALAND
was HOBSON. He was a Captain in the British Navy. He arrived from England in 1840.
Captain Hobson had visited the
the Maoris was to protect the English. A meeting was held; most of the important chiefs in
the district were at that meeting
'2. Can you find out what that Treaty said? 3. Do you think it a fair agreement?
with Hobson.
PICTORIAL
23
country
Cross.
sure
under
the
to be troubles
ahead, for two different races cannot settle together properly all
at once.
Still,
think
of our country
to-
bravely over the land left you by those pioneers, and by all who
carried on after them. On the map on the next page,
fill in neatly all that you can to show how you have enjoyed and
This
is
a peninsula
in
the
first.
This
was
in
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