setting sail   

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must

have been really brave! They had to leave

their original homes and sail thousands of

miles across the ocean on a special boat

called a ‘waka’ to reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the

wakas. On your blog, write a short letter to a

friend telling them about your voyage to New

Zealand. In the letter be sure to tell them how

you feel about moving to a new country. If it

was me, I would have felt really nervous