Day 7# Activity2

Activity 2: After you have finished up in Taupe, it is time to hop back in the car and head for Rotor – a town where will have the chance for some much-needed rest and relaxation. In fact, you will visit the Tarawa Bush Pool – a geothermal hot pool that is located in the middle of a forest. The warm water in the pool comes from underneath the ground. After a few hours in the pool, you feel really relaxed.

On your blog, post a picture of yourself doing something relaxing. I find reading really relaxing. Here is a picture of me reading one of my Favourite books!

Drinking hot chocolate watching a movie.

Day 7# bones)

Bonus Activity: On your blog, post a video or write a description of your week. What have you learned? What did you like about the trip? What didn’t you like? Was there anything that surprised you?

To earn full points for this activity, you must talk about what you learned, what you liked and what you about your great kiwi road trip.

What I have learned

I have learned a lot about my country and all the places I been to  its been a remarkable journey around the country it's been great past these few trips I loved seeing a real life volcano and all the places I haven't been to these trips helped me learn all about this country and that this country is special in its own way but it's the people who decide to be themselves and not anyone else but now I truly understand that all the places I've been to taught me all about this beautiful country so I think that I did my very best.

And that's all I have learned past these past trips

Day 7# Activity 1)

Activity 1: While in Taupo, you go for a walk around the lake and you notice pieces of rubbish floating in the water. You also notice that there is rubbish on the footpath. As you know, it is really important to put rubbish in the bin and keep New Zealand clean and beautiful for generations to come.

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With that in mind, it is time think about what you can do to keep New Zealand beautiful. Use your imagination and come up with three things that you could do to make your neighbourhood more beautiful. Post your list on your blog ☺

I will always recycle and reuse and pick up any rubbish I find.

I will not litter

I will tell anyone who litters to pick there rubbish up.

Day 6# bones

Bonus Activity: As part of the Matariki festival, there is a two-day Kapa Haka competition. The Haka is a traditional war dance that Maori performed before going into battle. The haka is now performed by children/adults in the community and by professional sporting teams, including our national rugby team, the ‘All Blacks.’  The All Blacks have performed various haka over the years. Watch the following three haka videos (1 – 3) and, on your blog, list the haka videos in order from best (#1) to worst (#3). There are no right or wrong answers ☺


#1. All Blacks vs South Africa 2016

#2. Rugby World Cup 2011- All Blacks vs France

#3. World Cup 2015 – All Blacks vs Argentina

first all Blacks vs South Africa

second, all blacks vs France

third all black vs Argentina

Day 6# Activty 2 )

Activity 2: After visiting Shag Point, you hop back in the van and drive all the way up the east coast of the south island until you reach the town of Picton. You get out of the van and onto the Interislander ferry. It travels back across the Cook Strait to Wellington. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and every winter the city hosts a huge Matariki festival to celebrate the Maori New Year. This year part of the festival is being held at Te Papa, a big museum in Wellington.

Read about the Matariki Festival at Te Papa.  There are so many different things to see and do at the festival this year. On your blog, tell us about three of the events. You can choose any three events that you wish.

Matariki Dawn

Each winter, we celebrate the arrival of Matariki in the mid-winter night sky. It marks the passing of the old year (according to the Māori lunar calendar) and the beginning of the new year. 

Rituals and celebrations take place at this time to farewell loved ones, to acknowledge our relationships with each other and with the natural world.
 
Matariki is a time to have fun, share stories, and to enjoy Kai.