Waitangi day

Facts I knew about Waitangi day

1. At least 13 women and 40 chiefs had signed it. At the end of the year 500 people had signed the peace treaty.

2. The treaty was signed to make british settlers and Maori leave in New Zealand on rules that they both create and agree on.

3.  The treaty was made to protect the rights of the Maori. Land, treasures, fishing and other resources.

Different points of view on Waitangi day 

New Zealanders are divided on the celebration on Waitangi day. Some call it a day of shame and that we shouldn't celebrate it because it's repeating events that happen every year. Maori call to celebrate the day and for the government to hold up their part of the treaty. Each side has their reasons but I don't think one is better than the other

I think that it is important to remember the day when Maori and British settlers came to an agreement to co exist to a set of rules. But I can understand why some people don't want to celebrate it. Some think of it as a day of shame, where they regret what happened during the Maori and European war. I don't pick sides so my perspective right now is neutral.

It's important to learn about the treaty so people learn about the mistakes of the past, and how pushing one way of life onto another can lead to problems. 

 

Explaining our project

My Team Members (Tata, Maya, Mafi, Poiva).
My team (Team Donkcorn) and I have decided to tackle a prominent problem in the Glen Innes community and that is domestic violence. Our original plan was to tackle drugs and alcohol but we have decided to try and take it down where it usually starts. We want to make sure that kids have focus in school and don't have to worry about coming home to domestic violence.

So to help we've decided to work with an event called Maybury Royale. We provide a sausage sizzle for the event and we get to raise awareness about domestic violence especially on Maybury St. There is an overwhelming amount of family arguments being heard on the st. Being a local it's easier to identify the problems on the street and in the community in general. With this event we could probably notice more streets that need help in the community and we could take the steps to help the parents.

We learned to target the homes. Domestic violence can impact a child's ability to learn so we want to make sure that every child in the community has a shot at having a great future. Anyways You can come down to Maybury Reserve on saturday if you would like free food. But not this week as it has been postponed until a later date.

Donald trumps wall

I don't think I agree with the wall. I mean planes exists and can just fly over the wall. Not to mention I don't think that he could afford it at the time he was elected. Also some families might not have acess to planes and would have to cross the border. But because of the wall they won't be able to enter. Some families just want to start a new life. I can understand why donald wants to keep them out but you might have to think about the families and how planes exist.

What I would protest for

What I would protest for

I would protest for dominos pizza to make the xxl new york pizza five dollars. It might seem like a far fetch but I want bigger pizza. Who wants to go to sals and pay five dollars for one slice of new york pizza. Can I also make NZ army rankings reversed so I can confuse everyone who watches TV so the highest rank will be lowest and lowest will be highest. Also people who do interviews on TV have to have a funny name. Like

If I was principle of this school

If I was principle for a week

• I would renovate this school giving better cloakrooms and toilets

• I would raise how much money you have to pay to come to this school to pay the teachers more and myself more. 

• The Halls roof would get renovated because of the multiple holes in the roof 

• I would make a way bigger pool

People who have had a positive impact on my life

The people who have made a big impact on my life. First my family, my family helped me to achieve confidence in myself. With my grandfathers funny remarks and my grandmothers determination to get things done. Auntys and Uncles have also played a part in making me more confident in sports and academically. My mum also played a big role too. My friends taught me to have confidence in others. Instead of relying on myself they had taught me to rely on the people around me.

My Proud Classmates

Lesieli Is proud of helping the kids in tonga by providing this with books

David is proud of Himself because of all the accomplishments he has had in his entire life

Evan is proud of his face because he is proud of his race (he actually said that not me)