Ethan

Ethan's Home Page //**My research is mostly based on the whaling that happened in Whangamumu, Northland, 1840s - 1960s.**//
 * **Term 2 Novel study //Whale Rider// by Witi Ihimaera**
 * Project Explanation:** **Whaling in New Zealand**

//**EXTRACTS:**// //**In 1893 George and Herbert Cook (sons of William and Tiraha Cook, my ancestors) moved there and developed a technique using steel nets to catch whales that passed between a rock and the mainland. They could trap up to 20 a season. The Cooks used all parts of the whale: boiled down its blubber, crushed the bones, tinned the meat and used everything else for manure........**// //**The picture on the cover is an old whaling tool that Maori used for whaling. The maps on p3 show where all the whaling stations in New Zealand were. The pie graph on p5 shows how many whales were caught from 2003-2007. On p7 there is a graph showing what products were made using whales........**//

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