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Destination New Zealand

Lessons 16-17: Case Studies: Queenstown & Rotorua

Holiday Haunts (NZGPO, 1935)

 

Learning intentions students are learning to…

  • Understand the importance’s of Queenstown and Rotorua to New Zealand’s Tourism Industry.

Success criteria (How do students know they have achieved success?)

  • Students will read the information on both Queenstown and Rotorua.
  • Students will complete associated activities on both Queenstown and Rotorua.

Relevant Film Archive footage:

Tourism: Part One Destination New Zealand
Sub-Chapter: Cultural Tourism
Poi Dances at Whakarewarewa, 1910 (Footage Time: 2 minutes and 26 seconds)
Holiday Haunts, 1935 (Footage Time: 4 minutes and 40 seconds)
Meet New Zealand – Guide Rangi, 1949 (Footage Time: 2 minutes and 04 seconds)
Rotorua Lookabout, 1969 (Footage Time: 2 minutes and 33 seconds)
Authentic Maori Tourism, 2004 (Footage Time: 5 minutes and 29 seconds)
Maori Ventures, 2004 (Footage Time: 2 minutes and 24 seconds)

Tourism: Part Two Selling New Zealand
Sub-Chapter: Dollars and Cents
Queenstown Monorail (Footage Time: 1 minutes and 48 seconds)

Activities

  • Students will each receive information sheets on both Queenstown and Rotorua.
  • Students will be provided associated activities based on the information sheets.
  • Students will successfully use the information sheets to answer the associated activities.
  • Students will view the above film footage.
  • Compare this new knowledge to their prior knowledge of New Zealand. What new things have they discovered?

Handout

  • Case Study: Information Sheet, Queenstown
  • Case Study: Information Sheet, Rotorua
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