WEEK 1: A Place to Stand
Welcome to the first week of the Summer Learning Journey. For our first week,
we are going to be learning all about the land habitats here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
It is going to be a great adventure!















DAY 1: In the Beginning...


Activity 1: The Legend of New Zealand [4 points]







According 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.

My top 3 fun facts about New Zealand -

- Another name for New Zealand in Maori is Aotearoa ,
Aotearoa means the land of the white cloud.

- 30% of the New Zealand is forest

- New Zealand was once controlled as part of the area
of New South Wales and later a part of Australia.