What is Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability, Rahui Tapu

What is Kaitiakitanga?
Guardianship .
Protecting something that is important to you.
How do we show Kaitiakitanga for Quail Island?
By making a water fountain for the birds because there is no fresh water on the island.
Making a penguin box for the penguins so that they can live somewhere safe and warm.

What is Sustainability?
Something that is renewable, you can replace it when you use it.
Replanting native trees on quail island.

What is Rahui Tapu?
Something that is sacred. It is something that is restricted.
If the penguins get scared cause a lot of people on the island giving them a restricted area so that they will not be scared.

Leprosy Writing

A Day In A Life Of A Leper

My name is Will Vallane and in 1907 I was forced to go to quail island because I had Leprosy. I was diagnosed in 1906. The same year as I had to go to Quail Island I was built a small house because I hated being in a giant hospital all by myself it was kinda creepy too. When I wake up I always had to wait for Mr W.Thomas (my caretaker) to bring my breakfast because I was not capable to make my own breakfast. He also comes in to feed my Tui, John.. Every time around 12.00pm I would always listen to records and look at pictures in the book because I could not read all I could see was the bright colors. Mr W.Thomas would cut my wood so that I could set my fire so that I wasn’t cold when I went to bed. He also had to bring my dinner at 7.30pm so that at 8.00pm I could ring my family and friends and see how they were. 5 minutes before I went to bed I sat outside and thought about life in Christchurch. 9.00pm I slowly fall asleep.

DOC research

What am i learning?
To give examples and uderstand the meaning of Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability, and Rahui Tapu.

What could I do next time?
I could add more information and maybe more color.

What am I wondering?
If people show Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability, and Rahui Tapu in all countries and how do other countries show it.

Thing Link Quail Island

Quail Island Questions

What does the name Otamahua mean? A place were children collect sea eggs.

Where does the name come from? Quail Island.

Where does the name Quail Island come from? The bird (Quail)

How big is Quail Island? 81 ha in area, with a high point of 86m.

How was the island created?  A figure-like lava flow formed Quail Island from a big volcano.

What wildlife is present on the island? Birds, Rabbits, Lizards, Penguins

Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for the Maori. What food did they gather from Otamahua? Quail Eggs, Fish, Shark


How have introduced species (animals/birds/insects) damaged the environment? The rabbit species built up and heavily impacted the native vegetation.

What rules has DOC created to help protect Otamahua?
No matches or cigarettes.
Be careful with bags on the island.
Take all your rubbish home.
Take care when walking.

Maori Creation

What am I learning? I am learning about how the world was created in a Maori Prospective.

How does this work show my learning? Because I have read the book and written a timeline about the book and how they think the world was created.