Sealers and Whalers arrival in Aotearoa.

Sealers and Whalers arrival in Aotearoa.

Why did whalers and sealers come to NZ?

Sealers and whalers began to arrive in their hundreds seeking to exploit local resources.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kY3zYYl3s

When did whalers come to NZ? 

Whalers who were first recorded to have visited NZ around 1791. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kY3zYYl3s

When did sealers arrive in NZ?

Initially the sealers were the most active but by 1830.
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What is sealing and whaling?

They kill and sell whales and seals and skin them and sell their body parts.

https://youtu.be/Ab7qP9vKGqE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kY3zYYl3s

How did whalers kill whales?

The whalers fired a harpoon into the whale. The harpoon was attached to a long rope, and the whale would drag the vessel until it became exhausted. The harpooner then speared it again to kill it. ... They would harpoon the animal to kill it, and bring it back to shore ready to sell.
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https://youtu.be/Ab7qP9vKGqE 

How did sealers kill seals?

The work was dangerous. The men would hunt at night, and many slipped on the rocks and drowned. Using clubs, they would quickly kill all the seals in a group. Then they would take off the skins and hang them out to dry.
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What did ‘hunters’ gain from seals and whales?

Money, and lots of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kY3zYYl3s

Which areas did whalers and sealers congregate?

Kororareka in the Bay of Islands was the biggest whaling port in the southern hemisphere.
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https://youtu.be/ZWeL-91Un-U Dusky Sounds

https://youtu.be/WKMj_MXMrog Tamatea Dusky Sounds



The New Zealand sealing region is defined here as the New Zealand mainland and the Antipodes, Auckland, Bounty, Campbell, Chatham, Macquarie and Snares Islands https://youtu.be/ZWeL-91Un-U Dusky Sounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kY3zYYl3s


https://youtu.be/WKMj_MXMrog Tamatea Dusky Sounds



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What nationality were most sealers and whalers?

From 1797 American whalers arrived, and during the 1830s the French whaling ships turned up in significant numbers. A shore station was established in Dusky Sound for sealing. Seals were hunted, and their skins taken to make hats which were fashionable in Europe and America.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kY3zYYl3s

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