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Lesson 2 source analysis, tactical comparison, and short CER writing on why Parihaka mattered.
Lesson 2 companion • Years 9-10 • Non-violent resistance
Parihaka and Peaceful Resistance
This companion helps ākonga analyse Parihaka as a strategic, disciplined, and deeply political form of resistance. The goal is not just to retell what happened, but to explain why this movement mattered and how it shaped later struggles for whenua and justice.
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This version is ready to print. Te Wānanga becomes useful when you want simplified source sets, oral-response versions, or extension prompts comparing Parihaka with another non-violent campaign.
- Generate a support version with sentence starters and pre-selected evidence.
- Create a senior version focused on legality, legitimacy, and Crown narrative.
- Save class variants into My Kete and refine them in Creation Studio.
Kaiako planning snapshot
- Use length: 30-35 minutes inside Lesson 2, with a short discussion or debrief after.
- Grouping: Start individually for source notes, then move into pairs for tactical comparison.
- Prep: Select one accessible source clip and one short text or image excerpt in advance.
- Teaching move: Ask “What made this strategy powerful?” rather than “Was it good or bad?”
- Support / stretch: Support with a claim frame; stretch with transfer links to Bastion Point or Ihumātao.
Resources already provided
- Source-note table with evidence prompts
- Strategy comparison prompts
- CER writing scaffold
- Bridge question to later activism movements
- Teacher-only curriculum companion
The most useful student responses will show why disciplined peace can still be disruptive and politically powerful.
Ngā Whāinga Akoranga / Learning Intentions
- We are learning how to explain Parihaka as a strategic response to Crown power.
- We are learning how to analyse sources for perspective, evidence, and purpose.
- We are learning how later movements drew on earlier models of resistance.
Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria
- I can identify evidence showing that Parihaka was active resistance, not passive surrender.
- I can explain the difference between legal authority and legitimacy in this case.
- I can write a short claim using evidence from at least two sources or examples.
Curriculum integration / Te Marautanga alignment
This handout supports social studies analysis of rights, power, justice, participation, and historical continuity. It works best when students move between evidence, interpretation, and civic significance.
Mātauranga Māori context note
Teach Parihaka as living history, not a finished tragedy. Place, whenua, tikanga, and leadership matter. Keep the names of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi visible, and frame non-violent resistance as a deliberate tikanga-inflected strategy rather than a lack of alternatives.
Part 1: Source and evidence notes
| Source or event | What does it show about Parihaka strategy? | What evidence or quote stands out? | Why does it matter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ploughing and fencing campaigns | |||
| Arrests and Crown force | |||
| Leadership statements or oral traditions |
1
Crown pressure
What forms of control, intimidation, or punishment were used?
2
Parihaka response
What made the response disciplined, collective, and strategic?
3
Legacy
Which principle, tactic, or lesson echoes in later movements?
CER paragraph
Complete this claim: “Parihaka was strategically powerful because...” Use at least two evidence points.
Bridge to Bastion Point
How did later movements build on ideas of disciplined resistance, visibility, or moral authority?
Hononga Marautanga · Curriculum Alignment
Social Sciences — Tikanga ā-Iwi
Level 3–4: Understand how Māori cultural practices, values, and whakapapa shape identity and community; recognise the significance of te Tiriti o Waitangi and the contribution of Māori culture to Aotearoa New Zealand's national identity.
Te Reo Māori — Language and Culture
Level 3–4: Use te reo Māori to express cultural concepts, identity, and relationships with accuracy and respect; understand the significance of Māori language as a taonga and its role in sustaining mātauranga Māori.
Aronga Mātauranga Māori
This resource engages directly with te ao Māori as its subject — the values, practices, language, and worldview that have sustained Māori communities across centuries of challenge and change. Mātauranga Māori is not a supplement to this learning: it is the source. Students approaching this material are invited to engage with it not as outside observers studying a foreign culture, but as people in relationship with a living knowledge tradition that shapes the place they live, the language they may speak, and the obligations they carry as tāngata o Aotearoa — people of this land. That relationship calls for care, curiosity, and respect for knowledge-holders who carry what no textbook can fully contain.
Tuhia ōu whakaaro · Write Your Thoughts
Reflect on what you have learned today. What was the most important idea? What question do you still have?
Ngā Rauemi Tautoko · Support Materials
This handout is designed to be used alongside the broader unit resources available at Te Kete Ako handouts library. Related resources from the same unit are linked in the unit planner. All resources are provided — no additional preparation is required to use this handout in your classroom.