Hohi 1816

At Hohi next to Rangihoua Pā in 1816, the first western-style school in Aotearoa New Zealand opened.

In this cooperative story-exploration game, you journey back to 1793. Across a span of 25 years, you will talk to people and explore the places and events related to the opening of the school.

Over three chapters, you will try to gain a perspective on why it was so hard for Māori and Pākehā to set up equitable educational relationships.

Travel back into our past and discover how it informs our present and future!

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Supported by contestable funding from the University of Auckland Learning Enhancement Grant.

Further Academic Reading

Calman, R. (2012). Māori education – mātauranga. In Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved from: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/maori-education-matauranga

Cloher, D. U. (2013). The Tribes of Muriwhenua: Their Origins and Stories. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press

Elder, J. R. (1932). The letters and journals of Samuel Marsden, 1765-1838, senior chaplain in the colony of New South Wales and Superintendent of the Mission of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand. Dunedin, New Zealand: Coulls, Somerville Wilkie, and A.H. Reed.

Elder, J. R. (1934). Marsden's lieutenants. Dunedin, New Zealand: Coulls, Somerville Wilkie, and A.H. Reed. Hanly, T. (2015). Two worlds meet. A critical guide to Māori and Pākehā histories of Aotearoa (vol 3.). Auckland, New Zealand: printing.com. See criticalhistories.nz

Jones, A., & Jenkins, K. (2011). He kōrero- Words between us: First Māori-Pākehā conversations on paper. Wellington, New Zealand: Huia.

Lee, J. (1996). The Bay of Islands (2nd ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: Reed.

Moon, P. (2016). Ka ngaro te reo: Māori language under siege in the nineteenth century. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.

Parkinson, P. G. (2003). Our infant state: the Māori language, the mission presses, the British crown and the Māori, 1814-1838 (Vol 1) (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.

Petrie, H. (2006). Chiefs of industry: Māori tribal enterprise in early colonial New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

Stock, E. (1899-1916). The history of the Church Missionary Society : its environment, its men and its work. London, UK: Church Missionary Society.