🌊 Part 1: Understanding Our Heritage

1. What does the word "kaitiakitanga" mean? Circle the best answer:

A type of food

Guardianship and care for the environment

A traditional dance

A fishing technique

2. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box below:

Word Bank: taonga, kaitiaki, mana moana, mana whenua, tupuna

Our _____________ (ancestors) taught us to be _____________ (guardians) of both _____________ (power of the land) and _____________ (power of the ocean). These are precious _____________ (treasures) that we must protect.

3. Which of these are examples of taonga (treasures) in Mokau? Check all that apply:

The Mokau River

Native birds like tui and kereru

Traditional stories (purākau)

Plastic rubbish

Native plants and trees

The coastline and beaches

🐦 Part 2: Identifying Our Kaitiaki

4. Match each taonga with its kaitiaki (guardian). Draw lines to connect them:

1. Mokau River

2. Native forests

3. Ocean and marine life

4. Cultural stories

A. Kaumātua and storytellers

B. Department of Conservation and local iwi

C. Marine protection groups

D. River care groups and tangata whenua

5. How can you be a kaitiaki in your daily life? Write three ways:

📚 Part 3: Stories and Connection

6. Think about a story (purākau) or family memory connected to Mokau or your local area. Write or draw about it below:

7. What makes this story or memory special to you?

8. Complete your pepeha (introduction) by filling in the blanks:

Ko _________________ toku maunga (my mountain)

Ko _________________ toku awa (my river)

Ko _________________ toku moana (my ocean/sea)

Ko _________________ ahau (I am)

🌱 Part 4: Being Heritage Guardians

9. What does "mana motuhake" mean in relation to being a guardian?

Being lazy about the environment

Self-determination and taking responsibility

Only caring about yourself

Waiting for others to act

10. Design a poster message encouraging others to be kaitiaki of Mokau. Draw and write your message:

11. What will you share with your whānau about what you learned today?

12. True or False: Circle T for True or F for False

T / F - Only adults can be kaitiaki of the environment

T / F - Whanaungatanga means building relationships and connections

T / F - Manaakitanga involves showing care and respect

T / F - We should only care for taonga that belong to us personally

Mokau Heritage Guardians

Mokau Heritage Guardians

🌊 Part 1: Understanding Our Heritage

🐦 Part 2: Identifying Our Kaitiaki

📚 Part 3: Stories and Connection

🌱 Part 4: Being Heritage Guardians

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