Parihaka

Kia Ora everyone,

Welcome back to my blog. Today, I'm going to talk about Parihaka. We have been watching a video about Parihaka and reading information. There were some questions that we were supposed to answer. The question is about Parihaka. 

Whenever we do this, the first I do is to watch the video and read the text about the topic, then I put some bullet points to some information I've found out while watching the video and read the text. 

Then I started answering each question one at a time by using the information I found out. 

Here are the question and my answer: 

Q1: What events lead up to Parihaka being established?

A1:  They established Parihaka because they wanted to make a peaceful village. Parihaka was created to make a community for those Maori people who lost their land and to be equal.

Q2: What was the idea behind setting up Parihaka?

A2: The idea was that Maori were self sufficient, that they also have the same rights as the European settlers. 

Q3: Who established Parihaka?

A3: 1866's in Mt Taranaki, Tohu Kakahi and Te Whiti-o-Rongomai was the person who established Parihaka. During the 1870’s, Parihaka had become the largest Maori settlement in the country.

Q4: Where is Parihaka located?

A4: Parihaka is located between the Tasman Sea and Mount Taranaki in New Zealand. It’s a community in the Taranaki.

Q5: When did the invasion of Parihaka occur?

A5: It happened on the morning of November 5, 1881. Parihaka was invaded by fifteen hundred government soldiers and those volunteers. The leaders, Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi were also arrested. Most of the Maori village was destroyed. 

Q6: How do you think the people of Parihaka were feeling when the troops entered the village?

A6: They were probably feeling confused at first because of having no idea what they are doing in the village, but maybe nervous thinking that they would destroy the village. 

Q7: Do you think stories about the events of 5th November 1881 were reported on by the media at the time?

A7: During 1881, media weren’t invented. Media was invented in the 1920's. In 1881, there were only newspapers, in the newspapers it was the Europeans point of view. 

Q8: How long were Te Whiti and Tohu imprisoned? Where? What did they intend to do when they returned to Parihaka?

A8: The leaders, Tohu Kakahi and Te Whiti-o-Rongomai were arrested and spent 6 months imprisoned for forbidding selling their land to those European settlers. Maori people were expelled from Parihaka and their homes were destroyed by the government. 

Q9: What was the impact on Maori when the New Zealand Company and other representatives of “The Crown” confiscated or purchased land very cheaply from Maori? What happened to Maori who lost their land? Where and how did they live? 

A9: The impact of Maori’s land wasn’t that impressive. Maori people didn’t get to eat that much food, which can cause sickness and it spreads.They mostly get illness and sickness which affects the adults but mostly children. Those Maori who lost their land were banned from going to that land. 

Q10: How do you think the New Zealand wars impacted on iwi and groups of people who were no longer able to live on their whenua?

A10: Losing their own land wasn’t that easy for them and it affects their daily life. 

Q11: What does the word PEACE mean to you? What is “passive resistance? What does the phrase mean?

A11: For me, peace means freedom. It’s also calming knowing that you don’t have to worry about anything. Passive means non violence, and a refusal to any requirements.  

Q12: What other ways are there to solve major issues between people/countries that do not use violence as a way of controlling others or solving problems?

A12: Ways to solve an issue between people/country without violence is to have a talk, sort it out using words. And by making an agreement between someone or something. 

Q13: Who are some of the other world leaders who have used passive resistance? What was their cause and how is it peaceful?

A13: In social media, those people who use the ‘Black lives matter’ as their profile has used passive resistance. It was peaceful because they helped to cheer those people who got involved in ‘Black lives matter’ and spread the word all over the world. There were more leaders/celebrities who used passive resistance. 

That's all for today. I hope you learn something new, you can give me some helpful, thoughtful and a positive feedback. I'll see you all next time, bye.