Day 32

Monday, 2/08/10

Went over the difference between “i te” meaning continous action and “i” meaning action completed or in the past). Also “i te” being an action and “kei te” being a location. We also learned to say who has something (Kei a wai) or who had something (I a wai). In History class, there was a guest speaker, Pania. A lecturer from the School of Māori and Pacific Development. She lectured about the Māori worldview and the differences between Te Tiriti and The Treaty. There is lots of information to keep in mind.

In Te Tiriti/ Treaty class, we went over the difference uses of terminology both the English translation of the Māori version, Te Tiriti and the English version of The Treaty. Majority of the signatures were on Te Tiriti. Also, the concept and useage of the words are totally different between Māori and Pākehā.