How Aotearoa came to be

Aotearoa

Watch the video below that tells the story of how Maūi fished up the North Island and how his voyage to visit his mother Papatūānuku resulted in the creation of the South Island. 

 

Year 7 & 8 Task

Digitally design the North & South Island based on how the Myth and Legend depicts them to look. Consider how your digital art helps to tell the story of Maui and how New Zealand came to be. 

Year 4, 5 & 6 Task

Students are to create a comic book that retells the story of the Myth and Legend. 

Junior School

Watch the video above, discuss the story. Students can draw a picture about the story and write a sentence about what they learnt. For new entrance students, teacher can dictate their sentence. 

Extra activity - there is a colouring in picture of Māui for students to colour in.