Hi guys welcome back to another blog post.
Today I am going to be showing you what I have been doing in my hurumanu. I've been learning about Parihaka ,Parihaka is a place in between mount Taranaki and the Tasman sea in the north island. I have heaps of question that I had to answer about what i know about Parihaka her you go.
What events lead up to Parihaka being established? Parihaka wanted to establish a community for everyone to be equal and to have peace in the world that they were living on land they believed the government had given them.. Then the government went back on their word, so the people protested peacefully, but they were still arrested.
What were the ideas behind setting up Parihaka? They wanted a safe place to live and to have a peaceful life before the lions/British troops came and ruined their life forever. They also wanted to
Who established Parihaka? The people who established parihaka was Te whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi they established Parihaka in the early 1860s.
Where is Parihaka located? Parihaka is located between Mount Taranaki and the Tasman Sea in the North Island of New Zealand
When did the invasion of Parihaka occur? It occurred on the fourth of November of 1881 about 644 soldiers and 1,000 settlers volunteers from all around the country.
How do you think the people of Parihaka were feeling when the troops entered their village? It said in the Video that they weren't fazed about it, stood their ground and waited for the troops to come and invade where they lived. I don't know how they were feeling but what I can say is when you know that people are coming to kill you, you are going to be worried and scared.
Do you think stories about the events of 5th November 1881 were reported on by the media at the time? No, I don’t
I don't because this was a very long time ago and I don't think that cameras were about back then and they had the technology to film it. But then again there could have been newspapers and letters that might have been sent to the mayor.
How long were Te Whiti and Tohu imprisoned? Where? What did they intend to do when they returned to Parihaka? They flew into Dunedin and stayed in jail for 1 year and then got let out of prison.
What was the impact on Māori when the New Zealand Company and other representatives of "The Crown" confiscated or purchased land very cheaply from Māori? What happened to Māori who lost their land? Where and how did they live?
How do you think the New Zealand wars impacted on iwi and groups of people who were no longer able to live on their Whenua? The parihaki who had fought the Crown lost very substantial areas of land. Under the New Zealand Settlements the parihaka would have felt sad that they couldn’t live with there family they also would have felt angry at the people that killed there family.
What does the word PEACE mean to you? What is "passive resistance? What does the phrase mean? The word peace means that there is no one fighting or harming each other and people are free to do stuff that they want to do and there are no disagreements. Passive resistance means that when people try to attack you try to use passive resistance and not fight them or when someone tries to arrest you try to use a non-violent way of refusing.
What other ways are there to solve major issues between people/countries that do not use violence as a way of controlling others or solving problems? Try to talk to them and find out the reason why they are fighting each other, try to prove that the other person didn’t do it.
Who are some of the other world leaders who have used passive resistance? What was their cause and how is it peaceful? Jacinda adern was a really good world leader when the coronavirus first started coming into the country she put us straight into lockdown even though the rest of the world was still spreading it. Now we don't have much of the coronavirus and we are allowed out of our houses but we still have to be mindful that it is still out their.
