The post-Second-World-War era in Aotearoa New Zealand saw one of the fastest rates of urban migration in the world, with Māori migrating to cities in large numbers to take advantage of new economic opportunities. City life offered much, but it came at a high price - Māori moving to the city encountered prejudice and discrimination at many levels.

This pack contains response activities complete with activity explainer videos for supporting teaching and learning reading strategies including:

• Skim and Scan activities
• Summarise activities
• Questioning activities
• Inference activities
• Making Connections activities
• Visualising activities

Themes explored include: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories, assimilation, belonging, change, choice, city, colonialism, community, culture, economics, employment, history, Hunn report, identity, integration, kura kaupapa, land rights, Māori, Māori Women’s Welfare League, migration, movement, opportunity, pepper-potting, protest, race relations, racism, social action, social change, te reo Māori, Treaty rights, urban marae, urbanisation, work