new zealand

Question 1

economy and enterprise
shipbuilding

Answer 1

scots used their skills to develop the shipbuilding industry. henry nicol, born in greenock, set up a shipyard in auckland. 180+ ships were built in the company yard in 40 years. this brought jobs & wealth to the industry.

Question 2

economy and enterprise
paper

Answer 2

edward mcglashan and james bain established the paper industry in New Zealand. further scots continue to develop paper making and printing to make this one of new zealands biggest industries.

Question 3

economy and enterprise
frozen meat

Answer 3

thomas brydone used technology developed in australia to successfully transport frozen meat from New Zealand for the first time. frozen lamb was and remains one of new zealands most sought after and profitable goods.

Question 4

culture and religion
education

Answer 4

new zealands state education system, introduced in 1877, was designed by scots and based on the education act of 1872. this meant that new zealands education system was almost identical to scotlands, and the opportunities available to new zealanders were significanly improved.

Question 5

culture and religion
holidays

Answer 5

scots introduced the celebration of new years to new zealand. on that day events were held to celebrate scottish cultures such as caledonian game. this developed new zealands sense of community + identity.

Question 6

culture and religion
food

Answer 6

scots introduced foods such as scones and porridge to new zealand which became common features of family life across new zealand over time. this changed and developed new zealands diet.

Question 7

native societies
treaty of waitangi

Answer 7

the british government became so concerned by the mistreatment of native people of new zealand by scots and others that they signed a special treaty outlining the correct process for purchasing land from the Maori. this demonstrates that scots exploited the native peoples.

Question 8

native societies
displacement

Answer 8

many scots continued to ignore the provisions of the treaty of waitangi and took land from native people unfairly. they also destroyed much of the natural landscape to make room for farms. This severely disrupted the traditional way of life.

Question 9

native societies
donald maclean

Answer 9

donald maclean was a scot who learned maori language and eventually became minister for natives within the new zealand government. he took his responsibilities to the native people seriously and worked to ensure that land was always purchased appropriately by british settlers and sold willingly by native people.