Last week for science we did an egg drop challenge with a partner.
It took us two periods to complete this for the Monday we started to come up with ideas and start to build and on the Tuesday we finished building and tested them out.
My Project was thankfully a success for the egg did not break because as you can see in the photo I had a hard bottom and around the walls and egg where pieces of foam.
Q. What events lead up to Parihaka being established?
A. The event lead up to Parihaka were the British
Q. What was the ideas behind setting up Parihaka?
Q. Who established Parihaka?
A. Tohu Kākahi
Q. Where is Parihaka located?
A. Parihaka was located between mount Taranaki and the Tasman sea.
Q. When did the invasion of Parihaka occur?
In 1881.
How do you think the people of Parihaka were feeling when the troops entered their village?
I think they were frightful and hopeful that they wouldn't get murdered or wrongfully imprisoned.
Do you think stories about the events of 5th November 1881 were were reported on by the media at the time?
A. I think the reporters put it in the news article and so it would have been spread around the world.
How long were Te Whiti and Tohu imprisoned? Where? What did they intend to do when they returned to Parihaka?
They where imprisoned in New Plymouth for six and what
What was the impact on Māori when of 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?
A.The impact was that sadly it would of completely changed there lives with all the imprisonment and that crown always threatening them and now.
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?
It would of been hard to find food and shelter and the iwis probably had to split up depending on how much space there was.
What does the word PEACE mean to you? What is "passive resistance? What does the phrase mean?
In my opinion peace means
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?
To solve major issues both countries could write a contract and decide what they each want out of whatever the disagreement is over.
Q. Why is it important to learn about the events that took place at Parihaka ?
A. It is important because for some of us our ancestor where involved and either where poisoned or putting the people of Parihaka in prison.
