Long before the tūpuna of Māori settled in Aotearoa, people sailed across the Pacific Ocean using their knowledge of the stars and nature to find their way. One of those people was Hui Te Rangiora. Nearly 1,500 years ago, he made an amazing journey deep into Te Tai Uka a Pia (the Southern Ocean), where nobody had ever been before. 

This pack contains a wide range of response activities including:

• A skimming and scanning task to build confidence in locating key information, and making early predictions about the text.
• Comprehension and critical thinking activities exploring key historical understandings, including Polynesian navigation, exploration, climate, geography, and early journeys to Aotearoa.
• A structured discussion guide with rich, open-ended questions designed to promote inference, reasoning, collaboration, and evidence-based thinking.
• Thinking tools and exploration frameworks to support metacognition and balanced perspective-taking and to deepen understanding of key themes and messages
• Practical, real-world extension tasks and activities to reinforce key literacy skills. 

This comprehensive pack supports comprehension, historical inquiry, critical thinking, creativity, and connection-making — all grounded in the exploration of Polynesian navigation and Aotearoa New Zealand history through Hui Te Rangiora: The Navigator

Themes explored include: ancestors, Antarctica, Aotearoa New Zealand history, climate change, courage, culture, exploration, explorer, heritage, history, Hui Te Rangiora, identity, Māori history, navigation, Pacific, Southern Ocean, Te Āwhina marae, Te Puna o Riuwaka, Te Tai Uka a Pia, traditional stories, tūpuna, whakapapa, whakataukī, whānau