Life in NZ Compared to Life on Kapo Island

Our donations to Caritas are used to help people on Kapo Island in Papua New Guinea.

Biopoem

Flynn
Is smart, tough, lazy and annoying
Son of Guy and Kerrilee, brother of Regan
Lover of money, monkeys and Ipod
Who feels warm, bored and annoyed
Who needs air, food and water
Who gives money, help and food
Who fears Regan, ___ and sharks
Who would like a jet, a boat and powers
Who lives in Ngaruawahia
Beetham

Shrove Tuesday

Today is Shrove Tuesday when we burnt the palms from last Palm Sunday.
In the old days, on Shrove Tuesday, people used to eat all of the food and make really big pancakes.
When we got back from swimming, four ladies came into our class. The ladies were from Caritas NZ and Olivani was from Caritas Tonga. They thanked us for giving money to Caritas so they could help people in Tonga. In Tonga, people cut a tip of tree called a mulberry tree, skin it, dry it, soak it then beat it flat to make tapa cloth.

Raglan Beach

When Mum, Dad, Regan, Emily, Charlotte, Olivia, Cassandra, Dale and I went to Raglan we found an old army base, but only the top.
 First, we were just talking in the base then, later on, we started climbing on the base. 
While we were playing on the beach, Andy, Doogle, Grace and Bugs turned up. Bugs wanted to see a star fish so Dad told me to go and find one. The star fish was round and spiky.
After that, we packed and went home.          

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day is a national holiday to celebrate when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed and NZ became known as a nation called New Zealand.
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6th, 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. 500 Maori chiefs and representatives of the Queen signed the Treaty of Waitangi. Maori agreed that the British would make the laws and the Government,and the Queen agreed that Maori would own land, forests and rivers. The British bought land off Maori. 
On Waitangi Day, this year, Dad, Regan and I made a big waterslide for when our friends came over. When our friends arrived, we started playing on the waterslide. It was like a non stop train but on water.