Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 5 Part 3 Going, going….gone

Going, going….gone
On your blog, post a description of life in New Zealand in 2018. Please remember that the people who read your post will have never been to New Zealand or even seen a picture so it is your job to ‘paint a picture’ of New Zealand using your words. You can also post pictures, if you wish. Be sure to fully attribute the pictures.


Life in New Zealand was great, it was sometimes sunny sometimes rainy but it was always a lovely day. Sometimes me and my dad would go out and have a walk around near where we lived and admire the beautiful nature while I played on my phone collecting Pokemon.
There were lots of trees and green lawns. People lived in houses that were made of bricks and wood with trampolines and swings in their gardens.
Some people grew vegetables in their gardens or flowers which made the bees come.
Overall New Zealand was a really great place.

Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 5 Part 1 Blink and You’ll Miss It

Towering Timber


On your blog tell us whether you think logging should be allowed in New Zealand. Be sure to provide at least two reasons to support your argument.


1. I think that logging should be allowed because kids need to use paper for school for stuff like handwriting. It's also important that we have wood to build houses with.


2. My other reason is that they probably have a family they need to feed. Where I live we have a lot of native trees and people who work as loggers.

Week 1, Day 1, Activity 1. Hamish's Fun Facts.

To learn more cool facts about New Zealand, check out the Tourism NZ website. Read the fun facts posted on the website and choose your ‘Top 3.’ On your blog, post your ‘Top 3 Fun Facts’ about NZ in your own words.

My Top fun facts are,

1. The Maori Name for New Zealand is Aotearoa the meaning of it is the long white cloud.
2. It was the first major nation to have universal suffrage. In 1893 all citizens were legally aloud to vote.
3. There are no snakes in New Zealand.

Week 3 Day 5 Part 2

Leading New Zealand

Week 3, Day 5 (Bonus Activity)

Name of Prime Minister: Mike Moore
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Date of Birth:born 28 January 1949

Political Party:  World Trade Organization

Number of Years as Prime Minister: 5 years

Three interesting facts about my chosen Prime Minister:

1. He was born in  Whakatane, Bay of Plenty New Zealand.

2. He became an active trade unionist and at the age of 17 was elected to the Auckland Trades Council.

3.He became the first youth representative on the Labour Party executive and was Vice-president of the International Union of Socialist Youth for two consecutive terms.

Setting sail

Dear Aedan [my brother]

I have just boarded the waka and we have just set sail.  It will be a long trip to New Zealand to celebrate your birthday.   I am feeling worried that the weather will be bad and make the waka turn over and I might die.  I hope it doesn't rain as I don't want to get too wet. 
See you soon, 

From Hamish