LI: To learn the history behind a place in New Zealand
Our challenge in this activity was to reasrch and find what happened in a place in New Zealand. We picked out a card and read a pepeha that was behind the card and gave us hints to where this place was in NZ. The card we picked was revolution and it was located on ponsonby road. In our card there were 2 stories Polynesian Panthers and Hero Parade. Here of some interesting facts we found from the polynesian Panthers. Melani Anae was 17 years old when she thought about creating the Polynesian Panthers Party. She went to her friends house to discuss about this serious act. She started asking people in her school if they wanted to join the polynesian panthers protest on ponsonby road. The group was made up of 16 and 17 yrs. If I got the chance to be invited to the polynesian Panthers I would accept because I would want to stick for my culture.
The interesting fact we found from the Hero Parade wasIn 1981 the prime minister made a new law declaring that it is illegal to be gay / have relations with someone as the same gender. If caught buying a house as a gay couple they would be sentenced to 14 years in prison. Nowadays in New Zealand its legal to in a relationship. I would be afraid to be arrested for 14 years because I wouldn’t see my family for a very long time
This activity was exciting because I learnt the story of the Polynesian Panthers and The Hero Parade.