Te Pokohiwi-o-Kupe - Aotearoa’s first settlement
Wairau Bar is one of the earliest settlement sites in Aotearoa New Zealand. Seven hundred years ago, it was home to at least two hundred people, serving as a hub for trade, celebrations, ceremony, and community.
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Series: Connected 2022 Level 3 - Ka ora kāinga rua - A new beginning
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: archaeology, arrival, artefacts, burial, interview, koiwi tangata, museum, repatriation, settlement, South Island, tūpuna
Te Pokohiwi-o-Kupe - Aotearoa’s first settlement
Interview by Isaac Snoswell
Interview with Dr Peter Meihana (Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne, Ngāti Apa, Ngāi Tahu)
This interview with Dr Peter Meihana explores who lived there, when they arrived, where they came from, what the settlement was used for, and how we know this.
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Connected 2022 Level 3 – Ka ora kāinga rua - A new beginning
In this Connected series there are three articles ("Beyond the Reef"; "The Waka Te Arawa in Aotearoa"; "Te Pokohiwi-o-Kupe: Aotearoa’s First Settlement").
1 of 3Beyond the Reef
This story recounts some of the reasons for Moriori migration from East Polynesia to Rēkohu/Chatham Islands.
2 of 3The Waka Te Arawa in Aotearoa
This infographic illustrates some of the landing sites of the waka Te Arawa in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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