Kupe
According to some tribal narratives, Kupe was the first Polynesian to discover the islands of New Zealand. His journey there was triggered by difficulties with fishing in Hawaiki, his homeland. Apparently the problem was a great octopus belonging to Kupe’s competitor, Muturangi. Kupe set out in his canoe to kill the octopus, and such was the length of the pursuit that it brought him to New Zealand. With a companion known as Ngake (or Ngahue) in another canoe called Tāwhirirangi, he pursued the creature all the way to Cook Strait (known as Raukawakawa), where it was finally destroyed.
Kia ora Mose,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Megan and I am part of the Summer Learning Journey team who has the amazing opportunity to read your posts over the summer. It has been a busy week keeping up with all the students in Ako Hiko.
Thank you so much for including this great video on your blog post. What a creative way to share more information about the activity and encourage other students to learn about Kupe. I thoroughly enjoyed learning for myself, more facts about Kupe. I am amazed that he travelled all the way to New Zealand in his canoe, all for an octopus.
It is important to remember that anything you post online must be put into your own words. In order to receive full points for this activity, could you please re-read the activity and create a blog post using your own words.
This activity asks you to share information about your own culture and where you come from. See if you can spot this question in the grey section underneath Kupe.
I am really looking forward to seeing your updated post, Mose. Feel free to edit these posts or create new ones in order to receive the points for this activity.
Have a marvellous day,
Megan :)