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  5 November On the 5th Nov 1881 government troops marched on the peaceful settlement of Parihaka, Taranaki.  The events that happened at Parihaka are an important part of our New Zealand history, but they are not very well known.  They tell a story of peaceful resistance and belief in a God of peace, not violence.  This story is so important that Gandhi and Martin Luther King referred to it as helping them to make their peaceful stand against injustice. It is a story our children should know.  5th of Nov is known as Parihaka Day.   Programme: I have written a one-off programme to be used with children to explore the events of Parihaka. It is approximately 30mins in length. This programme focuses on the value of Community and Participation, Porihanga . It focuses particularly on PEACE, Rangimarie, and what it means to be peace makers.   * Activity ideas  * Story telling ideas and a script to use * Discovery...

The fifth and last book in The Chronicles of Paki S eries Two is: Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi the King Maker.  Find out what happened when Tarapipipi tried to stand in the gap between Māori and Pakeha and protest the confiscation of land. This programme works well for a holiday programme, afterschool club or your Church Children's Ministry programme. Choose the ideas that work for your children and for the time you have available. Click here to download the Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi programme . Here are some extra bits and pieces to go along with the programme: (click on them to download) Posters of all four spiritual styles on page 11 Instruction card and template for the mini bookle t on page 12-13  Bookmark templates on page 15 Book label template s on page 15    Download the whole series for FREE from www.sunz.org.nz  

The fourth book in The Chronicles of Paki S eries Two is: Octavius Hadfield: The friend of the Tangata Whenua. Find out what happened when Octavius Hadfield overcame his ill health and headed south to Ōtaki. This programme works well for a holiday programme, afterschool club or your Church Children's Ministry programme. Choose the ideas that work for your children and for the time you have available. Click here to download the Octavius Hadfield programme. Here are some extra bits and pieces to go along with the programme: (click on them to download) Thought Bubble template (page 13) Memory Verse Cards , 6 per sheet (page 14)  R.A.K Random Acts of Kin dness sheet (page 15 )   Websites to check out: - This Little Light (feat. Steve Fee & Mr. Versee). This song is downloadable from Amber Sky Records , album entitled: Living Inside Out. You can listen to it on YouTube at: This Little Light - Fair trade recipes: Tradeaid.org.nz is a source of a great select...

The second book in The Chronicles of Paki S eries Two is:  Ngakuku, Tarore and the Little Book.  Find out what happened when Chief Ngakuku faced a tragedy and had to decide between revenge and forgiveness.  This programme works well for a holiday programme, afterschool club or your church Children’s Ministry programme. Choose the ideas that work for your children and within the time you have available. Click here to download the ‘Ngakuku and Tarore’ programme.   Here are some extra bits and pieces to go along with the programme: - D ownloadable posters of the karakia and waiata - link   A Photo Journey: Recently I travelled to Matamata and visited the sites where this story happened. I took photographs of my travels which you are free to download and use. Just make sure you credit Scripture Union. These are available as downloadable resources, with photos and information.  Click on this link to dow n load th e photos . ...

Did you enjoy the first series of The Chronicles of Paki books? Well, GREAT news! The second series has just been published and it is packed full of wonderful stories to share with your church, family and community.  Scripture Union has written another curriculum series to go with these books, suitable for: · Sunday Schools · Afterschool programmes · Holiday programmes The programme is designed for 5—12 year olds, and it comes in five downloadable booklets that are free and easy to use.  They are packed with great ideas to get your tamariki (children) excited about ‘The Chronicles of Paki’ and discover the stories for themselves.  They will help you to dig deeper into how God has been at work in Aotearoa, New Zealand right from the very beginning. Our programme for Series One focused on the use of stations as a way to allow children to explore the stories. You can download it for free from our website. This...