Sickness and sports by Eli and Charlie

What is the oldest New Zealand sport?

• Football

• Surfing

• Cricket

• Boxing

Answer explanation

Fun Fact that surfing (Whakahekeheke)

is the oldest sport in New Zealand.

Was the first Maori women's sports team made for whale boating in 1849?

True or False

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

They were the first Maori women's team in whale boating.

It was raced at Port Chalmers and the trophy for them was a sliver teapot.

Why was surfing so popular in New Zealand?

• To make them less afraid of sea animals

• To make them more confident in the water

Answer explanation

Water sports were very popular in Maori culture. These activities helped the Tamariki to get more confident around water.

What were surf boards made from initially?

Hint: There are 3 answers

• kopapa

• Bags of kelp

• Poha

• Pine Tree

Answer explanation

Surfing (Whakahekeheke) is the oldest recreational pastime in New Zealand. In pre-European times Maori were believed to have surfed on boards made out of (kopapa) or on bags of kelp (poha) – but that practice declined when missionaries landed.

How did the illness and diseases spread?

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Answer explanation

Rats were introduced to New Zealand by the people who came on boat.

the amount of rats grew rapidly and there were stories of rats crawling over people as slept. Rats spread diseases quickly and made a lots of people very unwell.

How did New Zealand cure illness?

Hint: There are 2 answers

• medicine

• isolating

• natural resources

Answer explanation

No one knew what the illnesses were at the start and they tried all sports of methods to cure people.

People were isolated, they tried religious cures. Maori people used their natural resources. Lots of people died as the health system was very basic at this time.

Was there more than one sickness in the 1850-1900

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• I don't know

Answer explanation

Sickness and pandemics of the 1850-19th included long

standing epidemics such as small pox, typhus, yellow

fever and scarlet fever? There was about 5 sickness in the 1850-19th

Was small pox deadly

• Yes

• No

• I don t know

• Some types

Answer explanation

Quite a few of people who got small pox live however, some rare are nearly

ever-time deadly