: Te Manaaki i a Papa-tü-ä-nuku — Caring for Papa-tü-ä-nuku
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Approach:  One to one  
Focus: Caring for environment. 
Resources: Postcard.
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Questions/instructions:
This activity is called Caring for Papa-tü-ä-nuku.
When people go into the bush, visit the beach or do anything in the outdoors, they should care for the land.

Show picture.
Imagine your class is going on a trip to the bush. Your class needs to care for the land during your trip.

Ko te manaaki i a Papa-tü-ä-nuku te ingoa o tënei mahi. Kia haere te tangata ki te ngahere, ki te moana, ki ërä atu mahi o waho ränei, e tika ana me manaaki rätou i te whenua.

Whakaaturia te whakaahua.
Me whakaaro noa koe, kei te haere tö akomanga ki tëtahi haere i te ngahere. E tika ana, me atawhai te röpü i te whenua.


% responses
Ged
MI
1. What are the important things for you and your class to think about and do before you go into the bush?
Tell me as many as you can think of.

2. After everyone has been in the bush it is time to go back to school.What are the important things about caring for the land to think about and do before leaving? Tell me as many as you can think of.		 1. Me aha koutou i mua o te haerenga ki te ngahere? He aha ëtahi tikanga?

Körerohia mai, te nuinga.

2. Kua tutuki te haere ngahere, kua tae ki te wä kia hoki ai ki te kura.
Me aha koutou i mua o te wehenga atu. He aha ëtahi tikanga?
Körerohia mai.
   
Ideas included
(both questions):
respect the land
(e.g. historical, spiritual significance)
13
87
protect animals/plants
85
59
light fires only if/where appropriate
5
0
suitable care when fires used
(dead wood only, extinguish properly)
1
0
sanitation
(use toilets if available, avoid fouling water sources, bury biodegradable waste)
3
3
carry out non-biodegradable rubbish
75
68
Overall quality of reponse:
excellent/very good
1
39
good
13
43
fair
53
13
poor
33
5
Total score:



5–9
8
18
4
10
24
3
41
40
2
17
7
0–1
24
11
Commentary
Students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings scored statistically significantly higher than Mäori students in general education (GEd).
 
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