Define the following terms:

• koha
• fa'alavelave
• tithing
• remittances
• charitable giving

 Watch Culture Is a Beautiful Thing. Discuss ways that culture shapes Tala’s money/moni choices. 

Discuss the meaning of this whakataukī and how it relates to well-being:

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one, it is the work of many.

Interview a person from a different cultural background about their values and beliefs related to money/moni. Prepare questions beforehand and record the interview. Reflect on who and what have shaped your own attitudes to money/moni and include this in the recording.

Read this newspaper article about the relationship between Māori identity and money/moni. Discuss the concept of collective wealth. Compare financial well-being as an individual with financial well-being shared by a group.

Read this article on community finance. Explain the benefits of this service. Explain how plans for managing or saving/te whakaputu your money/moni help individuals, whānau, organisations, and governments to reach their goals/whāinga paetae.

Explore some collective approaches to saving/ie whakaputu, such as this iwi run savings scheme. Investigate whether there are any similar schemes in your community.

Research and explain the concept of either tithing or giving to charity. Explain how giving money/moni to organisations benefits communities in New Zealand.

Read Why my generation struggles with this loving Samoan tradition. Create a Plus Minus Interesting (PMI) table that shows different points of views on fa'alavelave.

Investigate the cultural practice of sending money/moni to families overseas and explain its value to communities here and overseas.

Evaluate what it means to live a wealthy life. Use Tinkercad to create a digital kete. Add taonga that represent your interpretation of a wealthy life. Put related words, pictures, headlines, or photos in the kete.

Investigate Māori businesses and initiatives in your community. Research how values and traditions of te ao Māori shape the way these businesses manage their money/moni, including the ways they work to support future generations.

Create a resource that explains the purpose and value of practices such as koha, Christmas gift-giving, tithing, giving money/moni as a gift, and fa'alavelave.

Watch Culture Is a Beautiful Thing. Suggest ways for Tala to manage her personal, family and community commitments. Include advice about saving/te whakaputu, debt/nama and managing money/moni. Remember to respect cultural traditions and personal choices.