What It Means to Be a Nation: Exploring the Evolution of Aotearoa NZ

Defining a Nation

Discuss what it means to be a “nation”  – use  the suggested  readings to help you do this (a dictionary definition is not enough here – and there is no ‘right  answer’).    You may come  to your  idea of a  nation  by choosing your  examples  first  and letting that lead you to a  general idea of  what you think a nation is.    You will still need to refer to other writers to back your ideas up if  you do it this way.   

Consider who is included and excluded in the  idea of a nation.    

Choose four important events/developments in the evolution of Aotearoa NZ in these years, and make sure you have a case  for  why  they are  important in the development of a nation(according to your    definition of  what  a  ‘nation’ is).    

Make sure you include a brief description of each event/development, and how it came about. But your main focus should be on the significance of  each development for Aotearoa New Zealand as a  nation.