Elections Over the Weekend

The elections on the 20th There was the election of New Zealand that happens every 4 years. Here are the turnouts.

8th Internet Mana
7th United Future
6th ACT
5th Maori Party
4th NZ First
3rd Green
2nd Labour
and 1st once again National.

Their were more than 2.4 million people who turned up at the election box.
My dad showed me how to vote and that the first time I will be allowed to vote will be in the 2023 election. It was  REALY SHORT drive to the election place. Not even a minute to get there. Then he showed me and the man that he had a slip of paper that allowed him to vote. Then he went to the voting booth wrote his answer and put it in the box. THAT SIMPLE. Then we went home.

Here are the policies of the parties

National: https://www.national.org.nz/policies
Labour: http://campaign.labour.org.nz/our-vision
ACT: http://www.act.org.nz/policies
Maori: http://maoriparty.org/our-policies/
United Future: http://unitedfuture.org.nz/policy
NZ First: http://nzfirst.org.nz/
Green: https://www.greens.org.nz/policy

NZ Election

Sepak Takraw

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Week 8 article

 Croxley has confirmed that 100 jobs will go when they close their Auckland factory? What does the company Croxley produce and sell?

Croxley is a stationary producing warehouse that will shut down next year, with 100 jobs on the line. The reason they need to shut down is because they haven't got enough money to keep it running. The reason they haven't got enough money is because not enough people are buying their products.

Quiz Article week 7

 What does Daffodil Day raise money for?

Daffodil Day Raises money for the cancer society. This information came from HERE.

Every day 350 Australians are diagnosed with cancer but every day there is more hope than the last day. Every day cancer society has found a better way of treating cancer because of YOUR donation. This is how you can help them.

$5 CAN HELP THEM GIVE A NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENT IMPORTANT SUPPORT AND INFORMATION RESOURCES TO HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR CANCER JOURNEY.

$10 CAN HELP OFFER FREE EXERCISE PROGRAMS TO HELP CANCER PATIENTS BUILD STRENGTH AND FITNESS DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT.

 

$25 CAN HELP TRANSPORT CANCER PATIENTS TO AND FROM HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

 

$50 CAN HELP FUND A CALL TO A CANCER NURSE ON 13 11 20, THAT PROVIDES FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT ON ALL ASPECTS OF CANCER.

 

$100 CAN HELP PROVIDE FREE ACCOMMODATION TO CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS DURING TREATMENT.

 

$500 CAN HELP FUND GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH INTO NEW AND BETTER WAYS TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CANCER.

House Planning

Fear of heights

Never in my life had I faced such a difficult challenge. I stood in front of the cargo net feeling a sense of dread. I would never be ready for this. Never in my life. It was like he was telling me to climb a skyscraper. I will never do it. My forehead was burning like a hot spa.

It was Physical Education and there was lots of equipment around. The net was something we all had to do and I needed to at least try to climb it. I was not a good climber, and never had been. I wanted to turn away. I’m afraid of heights. But I grabbed the net in my hands  and began to climb. Left then right foot then foot. “I CAN DO IT” I said repeatedly in my head. Hand over hand I slowly climbed up the cargo net my legs shaking. I said words to encourage myself as I went. I was worried that I might get a rope burn or splinters.  I tried not to think about feeling scared of heights. I went slower the longer I climbed. I stopped altogether. Even though i started slow, it was nothing compared to the speed I stopped at. I felt weak and there was still so far to climb.

I called to the teacher that I was finished. I couldn't keep going, and slowly lowered myself down. I was thinking that I had tried my best. I still most likely cannot climb the looming cargo net. But I was pleased I had tried. I got to the highest point I could.

Storylines Reflection writing

On Thursday the 28th the year five, six, seven and eight went on a bus to the Storylines festival at the Vodafone Events Centre. We saw 3 authors and 1 illustrator. Their names were Cathrine Mayo, Juliette Mclver, Jill MacGregor and Paula Green. I enjoyed Cathrine the most because her books sound exiting and she said it in a way that makes me want to read her books.

My second favourite author was Paula Green. She was a wacky poet that liked tongue twisters and rhymes. She just made a brand new book called The letterbox cat and 9 other stories. She asked us some questions and we eventually had a poem about tuis.

If I was to present at the Vodafone Events Centre for Storylines my messages would be read everyday, you'll never know what you'll do when you grow up and reading takes you to a new better world. I would've read part of my books (If I had any) and ask if you could write a book about anything what would it be?

By Braeden