ccording to Māori mythology, much of Aotearoa New Zealand was formed when Māui, a powerful demigod, fished it out of the sea. Legend has it that Māui created a magical fish hook from the jawbone of his grandmother and that one day he took his hook, boarded a boat, and rode out into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Once at sea, he threw his magical hook into the water and caught a fish. This ‘fish’ was actually the North Island of New Zealand! In honour of this legend, the North Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Ika a Māui or ‘Māui’s fish’ and the South Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Waka a Māui or ‘Māui’s canoe’.
To learn more cool facts about New Zealand, check out the Tourism NZ website. Read the fun facts posted on the website and choose your ‘Top 3.’ On your blog, post your ‘Top 3 Fun Facts’ about NZ in your own words.
Hi Sione, are there any similarities between Maori myths and Tongan myths? Great to see you are making a start on the summer learning journey. Don't forget to read everyday and fill in your reading log. You can send it with Nehilofi when school starts.
ReplyDeleteKia ora Sione,
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see you making a good attempt at the Summer Learning Journey :)
I see that you have posted the activity on your blog. Can you please tell me what the three fun facts about New Zealand that you like are?
Keep up the great blogging! I hope to see another blog post from you.
Talk soon,
Sophie :)