Week 2

The Maori - New Zealand's Natives

Key Questions

What do you know about the Maori?

How do they compare and differ to Irish native people?
Where in New Zealand do the Maoris originate?
What are the characteristics of the Maori culture?
How does the Maori culture compare to Irish culture?
What language is spoken by the Maori?

Watch these videos to see how the Haka (a traditional war dance) is performed as you will be put in groups later and asked to 

The New Zealand rugby team also perform this traditional war dance at the beginning of their matches. Watch this video carefully as you will be asked (in groups) to create your own versions of a Haka and this will be recorded using i movie.








Watch this video and learn how to say the days of the week in Maori. Can you find any other phrases and say them in the Maori language? Use i movie to record the phrases you learn. 








Here are instructions of how to use i movie.