English-speaking Oceania · Hunt for the Wilderpeople

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Session 1 · The map

Where is it?

Choose from: Australia · New Zealand · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu · Fiji · Tuvalu · Samoa · Tonga · Kiribati

1. Its capital is Wellington, and its Māori name is Aotearoa.New Zealand

2. It is a whole continent. Its capital is Canberra.Australia

3. It shares a big island with Indonesia, just north of Australia.Papua New Guinea

4. Its capital is Honiara, east of Papua New Guinea.Solomon Islands

5. Its capital is Port Vila, north of New Caledonia.Vanuatu

6. Its capital is Suva, very close to the 180° line.Fiji

7. A very low island nation, threatened by rising seas, linked to Australia by the Falepili Union.Tuvalu

8. Its capital, Apia, hosted the Commonwealth summit in October 2024.Samoa

9. A Polynesian kingdom with its own king, south of Samoa.Tonga

10. Its islands are spread across the equator, on both sides of the 180° line.Kiribati

Why can you see French territories on the map?

New Caledonia and French Polynesia (and Wallis and Futuna) are French territories: France also has a colonial history in Oceania.

Present a country: my Commonwealth country (key words only). Location: X is located in… · Capital: Its capital is… · Flag: The flag has… · Population: Its population is about… · One thing I want you to remember is…

Model for New Zealand: south-west Pacific, about 2,000 km south-east of Australia, two main islands · Wellington · dark blue, Union Jack, four red stars (the Southern Cross) · about 5.4 million (Stats NZ, June 2026) · in 1893, the first self-governing country where all women could vote.

Session 2 · A treaty, two texts

Two texts, two meanings

Choose from: sovereignty · kāwanatanga · tino rangatiratanga · rangatira · the Waitangi Tribunal

1. In the English text, the chiefs give the Queen ______ (full power over the country).sovereignty

2. In the Māori text, they give the Crown ______ (the right to govern).kāwanatanga

3. The Māori text promises the chiefs ______ (full authority over their lands and treasures).tino rangatiratanga

4. The Māori chiefs who signed are called ______.rangatira

5. Since 1975, ______ listens to Māori claims when the Crown breaks the Treaty.the Waitangi Tribunal

True or false?

Choose from: True · False

1. The 1975 Land March started in Wellington.False

2. About 5,000 people arrived at Parliament in October 1975.True

3. The 2024 hīkoi supported the Treaty Principles Bill.False

4. Parliament voted the bill down on 10 April 2025.True

5. In April 2025, section 7AA was made stronger.False

Mediation: explain the Treaty of Waitangi to an exchange student from London (in English, 5 or 6 sentences).

1840, British Crown and Māori chiefs; two versions; sovereignty (English) vs kāwanatanga + tino rangatiratanga (Māori); for many Māori, power was shared, not given away; Waitangi Tribunal since 1975; 2024 hīkoi, bill defeated in April 2025, but section 7AA repealed: the debate continues.

Session 3 · Before watching

The title: what is a hunt? Who could the “wilderpeople” be?

A hunt = a search to catch an animal or a person. The wilderpeople = people who live in the wild, far from towns.

Key words

Choose from: a family that looks after a child who is not theirs · a large search to catch someone · the native forest · deep sadness after a death · to feel at home in a place or group

1. a foster family = ______a family that looks after a child who is not theirs

2. a manhunt = ______a large search to catch someone

3. the bush = ______the native forest

4. grief = ______deep sadness after a death

5. to belong = ______to feel at home in a place or group

Meet the film

1. Ricky is ______ years old. (11 / 13 / 16)13

2. The film was directed by ______. (Barry Crump / Sam Neill / Taika Waititi)Taika Waititi

3. Bella is warm and funny; Hec is ______. (grumpy and silent / young and sporty / rich and famous)grumpy and silent

4. The whole country thinks Hec has ______ the boy. (adopted / kidnapped / rescued)kidnapped

5. In 2020, Waititi became the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar for ______. (acting / music / screenwriting)screenwriting

Children in care

1. Oranga Tamariki, the ministry for children, was created in ______. (1987 / 2017 / 2024)2017

2. In recent years, about ______ children in care were Māori. (one out of ten / one out of three / two out of three)two out of three

3. The Royal Commission said that up to ______ people were abused in care between 1950 and 2019. (2,000 / 20,000 / 200,000)200,000

4. In November 2024, the Prime Minister ______. (resigned / made a formal apology / closed the ministry)made a formal apology

5. Many Māori families want children to stay within their ______. (school / whānau / city)whānau

Session 4 · The trailer

First viewing: the big picture

1. The genre: ______ (a horror film / an adventure comedy with sad moments / a documentary)an adventure comedy with sad moments

2. The setting: ______ (a big city / a farm and the New Zealand bush / a desert)a farm and the New Zealand bush

3. The two heroes: ______ (two brothers / a boy and an old man / two police officers)a boy and an old man

4. Who is chasing them? ______ (nobody / a wild animal / the police, the child welfare services and bounty hunters)the police, the child welfare services and bounty hunters

5. The main mood: ______ (scary / funny and touching / boring)funny and touching

Second viewing: the details

1. 0:13 → “Apparently he is real ______ egg.” (bad / good / big)bad

2. 0:15 → “…throwing rocks, kicking stuff, loitering, and ______.” (graffiti / gambling / gardening)graffiti

3. 0:24 → “There’s no one else who ______ you, okay?” (wants / loves / knows)wants

4. 0:37 → “Is there anything you want me to do?” “Yeah… ______ me alone.” (leave / help / call)leave

5. 1:06 → They have been missing now for ______ weeks. (two / six / ten)six

6. 1:17 → “______ dollars to anyone who can capture them, dead or alive.” (1,000 / 10,000 / 100,000)10,000

7. 1:29 → “So what do we do now?” “We ______.” (run / hide / fight)run

8. 2:20 → “I was trying to tell you it was like the ______.” (Lord of the Rings / Hunger Games / Star Wars)Lord of the Rings

What does the list of Ricky’s “crimes” tell us about how the services see him?

A long, exaggerated list of small things: they see him as a list of problems, not as a child.

“Dead or alive”: where does this expression come from? Why is it shocking here?

From westerns (wanted posters). Shocking because the “criminals” are an old man and a child: the manhunt is out of proportion.

Session 5 · Film language

Name the technique

Choose from: an extreme long shot · a close-up · a high-angle shot · a chapter title card · a parody

1. The camera is far away: the two heroes look tiny in the huge bush.an extreme long shot

2. We only see Ricky’s face, so we feel his emotion.a close-up

3. The camera looks down on a character: he looks small or weak.a high-angle shot

4. Words on the screen like “Famous” or “A Normal Life” cut the story into parts.a chapter title card

5. A scene copies a famous action film in a funny way.a parody

Which chapter titles are ironic? Why?

“Famous” (famous as criminals), “A Normal Life” (never normal).

Scene study (choose one of the five scenes): how does the director mix comedy and drama? What does the scene say about the State, the family or the land?

See the model answers under each scene on the site (grief, survival, rumour, labels, healing).

The bushman myth: does the film celebrate it or make fun of it? Who does the bush belong to?

It plays with the myth: Hec cannot read, cries and needs Ricky. For Māori the land is an ancestor (Te Urewera, legal person since 2014).

Session 6 · Accents

Which feature?

Choose from: the short i moves to the centre · the short e goes up · no r after a vowel · the final “eh”

1. “Fish and chips” sounds a bit like “fush and chups”.the short i moves to the centre

2. “Yes” sounds a bit like “yis”.the short e goes up

3. In “Ricky Baker” or “car”, you do not hear the r at the end.no r after a vowel

4. “Good film, eh?”the final “eh”

Kiwi words

Choose from: a small pick-up truck · hiking in the bush · great, no problem · the extended family · food · a New Zealander of European origin

1. a ute = ______a small pick-up truck

2. tramping = ______hiking in the bush

3. sweet as = ______great, no problem

4. whānau = ______the extended family

5. kai = ______food

6. Pākehā = ______a New Zealander of European origin

Trailer: write one feature you heard in a real New Zealand voice, with the time.

Session 7 · Writing

Subject chosen (A, B or C) and level (B1 100 to 120 words · B1+ 120 to 150 · B2 180 to 200):

My text:

Words: 0

Session 8 · Presenting

My plan (keywords only): introduction, context, the State, the family, the land, conclusion.

Two questions I could be asked, and my answers:

Session 9 · The debate

My role:

My three arguments, one example from the film, one fact from the lesson:

Final reflection: who decides where a child belongs: the State, the family, or the land?

Possible answer: the State has the legal power but can be blind to the child’s needs; a family is not only blood (Bella, Hec); for a Māori child, connection to his people and land matters; the best decision listens to the child first.