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Iwi Climate Knowledge — Research Template

Lesson 3: Mātauranga Māori & Climate Knowledge · Activity 3 · Years 9–10

Year LevelYears 9–10

TypeResearch scaffold — one per group

Choose one iwi (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa, or Tūhoe) and research their relationship with the taiao and climate. Use the iwi's own sources first — their website and rūnanga. Represent the knowledge accurately and acknowledge whose it is.

Te Rangahau · Our Research

Iwi:

1. Their rohe (territory) and its main ecosystems:

2. Two examples of environmental knowledge specific to this rohe:

3. One way this iwi is documenting or responding to climate change today:

4. A whakataukī from this iwi about the environment (and what it means):

Our sources (which of the iwi's own resources did we use?):

Whakaatu · Share-Back

Prepare to tell the class one thing that surprised you, and listen for what's common across all four iwi and what's unique to each rohe.

Ngā Puna · Where to Start

The iwi's official website & rūnanga (use these first) · Te Ara — the Encyclopedia of New Zealand · NIWA Mātauranga Māori & climate resources · the Tāhūrangi curriculum hub.