3 Facts about Aotearoa

Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Activity 1


   1   The land of New Zealand is where the Maori people first lived. The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa witch means the long white cloud.



2    There are amazing legends about Aotearoa and a demigod called Maui. 2 Legends about Maui are about how he slowed the sun and how Maui fished up Aotearoa. Maui had a lot of brothers.



3  The Maori people have lots of black maori patterns on their faces, arms and legs. The patterns are a tradition that they have.