Web Conferences | Ngā Kahurangi

English and Te Reo Māori web conferences and meet the experts

The following questions from schools are answered by archaeologist Andrew Blanshard in this web conference:

How did archaeologists know where to start looking for the pieces of history in the first place?
What kind of tools do archaeologist use? What is the purpose of the red and white ruler in the picture?
When did the archaeologists find moa bones?
How did they carve the obsidian rock & shells?
What were the ‘oral traditions’ held by Ngāti Kuta?
Where did the archaeologists find the pāua shell?
Why did they make fishhooks and tools out of shells and obsidian rocks?
What tools did they make? And why did they change?
Was it hard for the early Polynesian people to adapt to New Zealand’s climate? What did they use to make clothing?
What does it mean that ‘One-piece fishhooks as a tool become less prominent through time’?

The following questions from schools are answered by museum curator Kate Martin in this web conference:

How long did the Endeavour stay in the Bay of Islands?
Why did the Crew of the Endeavour shoot at the locals? How did they feel about that?
Did Captain Cook gain trust of the locals? How did he do that?
Were there things given from Māori and if so, what has happened to these?
Were guns traded and what happened to those guns? How did the locals use these?
How did the Europeans and Māori communicate and get what they needed?
Did any of the people Cook meet come on board the Endeavour? If not, why?
What did Captain Cook and Joseph Banks learn from the locals?
How did the visit to the Bay of Islands help Cook in his map making?
Was there more than one opportunity to meet? Did Captain Cook meet Bay of Islands locals again at another time?

The following questions from schools are answered by Ria Bright from Project Island Song in this web conference:

What things do you try to preserve other than plant life and animals?
Whose is responsible for ensuring the conservation of nationally significant sites?
What part can conservation play in learning about our past?
How might conservation help us as a nation heading into the future?
How has conservation technology evolved over time in New Zealand and how might this change in the future?
What role does conservation play in shaping our identity as New Zealanders?

Kipa Munro from Ngāti Rehia answers questions from schools in this web conference about heritage and identity.

Kipa Munro from Ngāti Rehia answers questions from schools in this web conference about heritage and identity.

Web conference activity for students: Students can work on this activity while they listen to live or recorded web conferences - PDF (167k) | Google Doc. Activity notes could be shared to help put together a class web conference summary.
Create a web conference summary. Making a class summary of a web conference is a great way of reviewing the information your students heard. Feel free to create your own template or use the webconference summary sheet - PDF (114k) | Google doc.