Kupe Finds Aotearoa

Name:Mafi

Date:19/06/17

Title:Kupe finds Aotearoa(New Zealand)

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1. Kupe was a caring chief who lived in Hawaiki. On the island there was a lot of lack in the resources and food, so Kupe and all the men that lived on the tiny island set out in the seas to catch some food for their family and their people on their island. One day they were trying to catch some fish, but suddenly the bait to catch the fish got stolen by a wheke (a octopus). The wheke was so vicious it ate all their bait and they had no bait to catch some more food for their village or island. Kupe realised that an old chief Muturangi had a wheke so he sailed to the island across where Muturangi lived.“Muturangi you must keep your octopus under control” Kupe yelled. “I tried and tried , but it won’t listen”  replied Muturangi. Kupe felt like nothing happen so he sailed back to his island. Kupe thought and thought and thought, but it came to the day that he realised that it was time to kill the wheke because every time they set out to catch some food their bait always seemed to be stolen by that cheeky wheke.

2. The giant wheke was afraid so it started to dash through the great oceans and seas. Kupe looked straight ahead and started to sail. On his long taking adventure Kupe kept on chasing the cheeky wheke until he killed it. Day after day Kupe kept on chasing the wheke, but then suddenly Kupe caught the cheeky wheke and killed it. After he killed it Kupe discovered a new island and he named it Aotearoa the long white cloud. Kupe was so excited so he went back to his island Hawaiki and explained how he found Aotearoa and manage to kill the wheke. Everybody at the island packed their stuff and they all got gifts from the people. The people that was going to sail in the 7 waka named Aotea, Tainui ,Te Arawa, Tokomaru, Kurahaupo, Takitimu, Mataatua. When they saw New Zealand they had a feeling that their was nobody living on New Zealand. As they reached Aotearoa they all separated into different ways. Some went to the East some went to the West Coast with their families. They miss everybody they came with ,but they all realized they were in the same country. Where ever they were they used and planted all the gifts that were given.  After a few decades other countries wanted what New Zealand had and the New Zealanders wanted what other countries had.

3.Then as time slowly came by more people from other countries started to live in (Aotearoa). Nowadays I really enjoy learning the great history of Kupe And The Giant Wheke, and I look up to Kupe to be just like him brave and have the courage to do something powerful one day. I also hope one day all the wars between every single country will stop and hope everybody lives in peace.