Kuri discussion

Kuri

Many years ago when the Māori’s lived in New Zealand. They had dogs to keep them comfort throughout these days

of surviving.

They loved them but when their owners were starving they would eat them to survive till they found food.

One day an kuri came back wet with fish in it’s mouth and that’s when their owners knew that there was an river or a

lake nearby.

There are many places that the kuri came from, they usually came from east asia and they have travelled

from island to island.

Such as Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Hawaii, Tahiti, Rapanui and Cook Islands to New Zealand.

But they just stayed there at New Zealand to look after their owners and to give them comfort.

Te Urewera Cloak

What is a Te Urewera Cloak, Well this Cloak belongs to Te Urewera Tapu and it came from Ruatahuna to Ruatoki.

It has been handed through many generations.

This Cloak is worn on special occasions, it was worn by Tūhoe chief negotiator Tamati Kruger at the signing of the

Tūhoe Treaty settlement.

Discussion Tasks:

Kuri’s disappearance.

• Died by starvation
  
  
• Their owner killed them to eat.
  
  
• They ran away