New Zealand At Wars

New Zealand At Wars

In The 1850s the new settlements grew & the Pakeha had more power over New Zealand.

Farmers wanted more & more land but the maori did not want to sell their land. This was especially true of the waikato & Taranaki Areas.

For maori the land was sacred a had on to their grandchildren as a gift.

Many maori were worried that the Europeans were getting stronger & more control.

Numerous become worried when they saw the European population rapidly enlarge. Then by 1858 there were as many Pakeha as Maori in Aotearoa

(New Zealand).  

There were also question of who owned the land. Some Maori even sold the land which they did not own. And in the past such many arguments has been settled by fighting.

But Then in 1860 the war stop between the British soldiers & the north land tribles. Battles were in Taranaki the waikato and also near Tauranga.       

Dinosaurs

Measuring the sandpit

Today Mariah,Ana,Abigail and I measured the sandpit for maths . The length was 7 meters and 76 cm.
We used a meter ruler also the width was 5 meters and 80 cm . This was hard but we tried.Mrs Sharma gave us a chalk so we can remember where to put the ruler , have a look for yourself.

Pineapple upside down cake

Miners/Mining

1. There are many different kind of miners and mining. Coal , gold , oil , opals, and more gems, crystals and more minerals are mined in any different ways.
2. The tools used for mining can be shovels , pickaxes , sledgehammers or gigantic machine that drills deep in the ground.
3. Some mining can be dangerous like can be dangerous like for example coal mining,if you are in a cave mining coals lose rocks on top can fall on you from the rocks dust (carbon dioxide). so you should check the cave before you do anything.