The shearing shed          

“Aaaaaaaaa what’s that”. I saw a big hand coming towards me. I tried to move away but the hand got me. It half dragged,  half pulled me out to a stage. I knew I was in the shearing shed. Suddenly, I saw about a thousand beady eyes staring at me. I started to run away and the people started laughing.”What’s so funny?”, I thought. Next thing, I know this funny little machine starts making a very loud noise and the tall woman is making it come toward me. I started to panic but I couldn’t move because the woman put my head between my legs. I started to yell for my friends but they couldn’t hear me.The woman started shearing my bottom. Finally, I stopped squirming and I let her finish. Then she pushed me down the sheep shute. It was really dark, but then I saw one of my friends stuck down here too.” Maybe it isn’t so bad down here after all” I thought.

By Brianna

The law of Nunuku

The law of Nunuku

Hundreds of years ago, lots of people fought and killed others. A chief called Nunuku wanted to end the fighting and killing. All the chiefs of Rekohu agreed.

The law was, if two people were in a fight they were allowed to hit each other but if someone started to bleed they had to stop fighting immediately. In 1835, Rekohu was invaded by the tribes of New Zealand. The chiefs came together to discuss what they should do. Fight or not to fight.

The chiefs decided  not to disobey Nuku's law so they decided not to fight.Over two hundred moriori people either died or became slaves to the tribes of New Zealand. Today their names are carved on the pou at Kopinga Marae to honour their bravery and legacy of peace.

In 1870, the native land court had been awarded 58 516 hectares to ngati mutunga .And for the morioris 1640 hectares.Tame Horomona Rehe died in 1933. He was the last full Moriori descendant.A programme was formed to save the endangered Chatham Islands black robin (toutouwai) on Mangere island. In 1976 there were only seven birds left. At around 2010, there were about 200.There was an unveling of the statue of Tame Horomona Rehe on the 29th December at Manukau Point. It was unveiled by David Lange the prime minister.1988 the moriori arranged a claim for the return of their landl,their identity and culture and fishing rights. The Waitangi tribe confirmed the claims from  the Moriori as Tchakat Henu of Rekohu. The Hokotehi Moriori’s trust was represented to all of the Moriori people. In 2004 Moriori got their share of the fishing rights back from the Treaty of Waitangi fisheries Commission. On 21 January, Kopinga Marae was opened by Helen Clark who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Hoketehi and the crown established a $6 million trust fund to help rebuild Moriori culture and identity.

By: Brianna

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

On Friday 9th May, Christ the King School went to Manukau Vodafone event centre to watch Sancta Maria’s college students do a play of Beauty and the Beast (Disney version) .An old woman comes to a big beautiful palace on a cold wet night.The old woman simply asks the man(the owner of the palace)for a place to stay for the night. The man said no.Then the old woman turned into a beautiful woman.She cursed the man and everything in his palace. The man turned into a Beast and the subjects turned into furniture with faces that can move.The woman gave the Beast a beautiful rose.She told the Beast that if he can find someone he loves before all the petals fall off than the curse would be broken. Belle and her dad (Maurice) are odd people in their village.Everyone in the village thinks that Gaston is the strongest and bravest man , even Gaston thinks that’s true.He asks Belle to marry him but he  refuses. Meanwhile Maurice gets lost in the woods on his way to a science convention. He finds an old,dreary castle,goes in and is greeted by talking candles,clocks and teapots.The Beast(the owner of the castle)puts Maurice in a cold dungeon.Belle goes looking for her dad and also finds the castle.She begs the Beast to take Maurices place in the dungeon. The Beast agrees. Each day Belle gets to know the beast more and more and finds out that he can be kind and not always bad-tempered. Meanwhile Maurice returns to the village cold and sick and he tells everyone in the village about the Beast.They think he’s crazy.Belle misses her dad  so the Beast lets her go and gives her a magic mirror that can show you anything.When she got back to the village she showed everyone the Beast in the magic mirror. They thought he was a bad Beast so they decided to hunt him down. Belle tried to stop them but she couldn’t.When the villagers got to the castle they got scared and ran away,all except for Gaston. He found the Beast and stabbed him just as he fell and died.The Beast fell down just as Belle ran in.She said”I love you”and the curse was broken.The Beast turned into a handsome prince and all the talking furniture turned into humans again.Belle and the Beast were married and lived happily ever after.The End.

       

Book Review: Dork Diaries Pop Star

Book Review: Dork Diaries Pop Star

Nikki Maxwell is the main character. Her school is having a talent competition. She and her BFFS(Chloe and Zoey) sign up. Then she finds out that her arch-nemesis(Mackenzie) is signing up too. Mackenzie is determined to win. Can Nikki take on the most popular girl in school and win? This is a hilarious and awesome book.  I recommend this book for all ages over 9.

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