Month: May 2024

Te Whiti-O-Rongomai & Tohu Kakahi

Te Whiti-O-Rongomai 

Te Whiti-O-Rongomai was born around the 19th century in 1830, born in Taranaki. Te Whiti-O-Rongomai III was a Maori Spiritual leader and founder of the village Parihaka, which were in New Zealand Taranaki region. As a child, Te Whiti was well educated by Maori elders, who taught him about the tradition of his culture. 

Te Whiti established the Parihaka community as a place Sanctuary and peace for Maori. Many of whom seeking refuge as their land was confiscated in the early 1860s. Parihaka became a place of peaceful resistance to the encroaching confiscations.

Te Whiti protested against the confiscations and the loss of all lands. He objected particularly to occupation of confiscated land which had long been left unoccupied by settlers and was believed to have been returned through the quiescence of the native minister, Donald McLean.

Tohu Kakahi

Tohu Kākahi was a Māori leader, a warrior leader in the anti government Hau Hau Movement 1864-66 and later a prophet at Parihaka, who along with Te Whiti o Rongomai organised passive resistance against the occupation of Taranaki in the 1870s in New Zealand. Details of Tohu’s early life are unclear.

Tohu Kākahi, whose historical importance has often been ignored, was responsible along with Te Whiti-o-Rongomai III for making the village of Parihaka in Taranaki a symbol of pacifist protest against government land acquisitions.

Russian Revolution

Introduction

The Russian Revolution was big change for the Russian empire, which happened in 1917 on March 8th till June 16th 1923. This period of time Russia saw eliminate its monarchy and to adopt a socialist form of government followed by two successive revolutions and a raw civil war. The first revolution (known as the February Revolution) Than the second being the Bolshevik Revolution, brought the Bolsheviks power. These events are referred to as the Russian revolution.

The February Revolution

During February 1917, the mismanagement of World War I by the Czarist government led to a popular uprising which became known as the February Revolution. As a result, Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate and a Provisional Government made up of liberal and socialist factions was established. Ultimately, it was led by Alexander Kerensky, a member of the Socialist Revolutionary party. This experiment with pluralist democracy was brief and chaotic. The war effort continued to deteriorate and the economic situation worsened, causing Russian workers, soldiers, and sailors to riot during the summer months which came to be known as “The July Days”.

The Bolshevik Revolution

On october 24-25, 1917, led by Bolshevik party leader(Vladimir Lenin) He had launched to take over Duma’s provisional government. Him and his party had stormed into the Winter Palace and had killed the sar and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna following onto his family, also known as imperial Romanov family. The Bolshevik Revolution was also named as the (great october Socialist Revolution) was one of the very first successful coup in history, making them the first group to ever be ultimately replaced with a soviet Socialist under Lenin’s leadership.

The bolsheviks and their allies occupied government and other strategic locations in Petrograd, which soon formed a new government as Vladimir as the head. 

What happened afterwards?

After the many years of political and violence/war, the russian revolution set rules for the society as a influential political belief system around the world. These results set the stage for the rise of Soviet Union as a world power that would go head-to-head with the United States, leading to the cold war In the end the Bolshevik party had remained in power for 68 years! Making them succeeded up till the 20th century.  

 

Touch Rugby Reflections

Touch rugby reflection – Term 2  

This term in PE we have been learning about Touch Rugby.

Touch Rugby is played with 7 players on each team.

The field is 50 m wide x 70 m in length.

The equipment needed is a ball, uniform, cones? 

Here are some of the rules: 

1 A player must shout touch to get a point

2 Dummy has to pass the ball/The dummy can’t be touched 

3 Forward passes 

4 have to get six touches

5 If you get touched than pass it, then its a turnover 

One thing I improved at was my knowledge of the rugby rules. 

One thing I enjoyed was passing the ball I guess? 

I could keep working on passing the ball behind my teammates.

I enjoyed playing on the same team as my friends because it’s more enjoyable.

I always/sometimes/hardly ever/never brought my PE gear to school. 

Out of 10, I would give myself a 4 for effort because I don’t enjoy touch and don’t really participate if I’m being honest.