Mid term Report

I am enjoying doing all the activities about the book and I think that I am good at those activities and I think that I need to improve on being able to get my work done much faster in class so that I am not rushing t the end.

Thank you so much for a great first few weeks I am really enjoying it.


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The 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake

In 1931 one of New Zealand's deadliest earthquakes happened in hastings and napier more than 256 people died the magnitude was 7.8 that is a huge earthquake and thousands more needed medical treatment. this huge earthquake went on for 2 and a half minutes. The buildings were swaying and falling down around the people they were all running outside. the earthquake happened on the first day of the summer school holidays. with in minests 3 huge fires happened after the earthquake. This was such a sad disaster.

https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/hawkes-bay-earthquake/

The dove and the ant

The poem of james k baxter the dove and the ant.

That poem makes me feel like if you do a kind deed then you will hopefully get one back I'm glad that the dove survived I think that this poem had a good moral.

22/10/19

 

Peter Snell wins second gold in Tokyo

21 october 1964

Peter Smell had already run 5 races in the 8 days leading up to the olympics he had won a gold, in the 800 meter.john davies a kiwi had joined him in the 1500 m final they were coming 2nd 3rd when smell was boxed in. someone moved over and let him pass his time in this race was 3mins and 38.1 seconds. smell came 1st and the other kiwi 3rd.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/peter-snell-completes-the-800-1500-m-double-in-tokyo

Chief Justice declares treaty 'worthless' and a 'simple nullity'

17/10/19
Today is New Zealand history Chief justice Sir James prendergast's was attorney-general from 1865 to 1875 and then chief justice of the supreme court until 1899 the case involved a block of land which had been given to the anglican church thinking that a school was going to be built though no school was built they were issued a crown grant to the land. Prendergast ruled that the courts lacked the ability to consider claims. the treaty of waitangi was worthless savages ho were not capable of signing a treaty. Though prendergast's ruling was based on either courts of appeal decisions, it would be used to justify the alienation of more than maori land.





https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-chief-justice-declares-that-the-treaty-of-waitangi-is-worthless-and-a-simple-nullity

Jean Batten reaches Auckland after epic solo flight

On October the 5 Jean Batten a solo fligher set off at 4:20 in the morning a large amount of media gather around to watch Jean Batten set off. She was going to england, it took her 5 days and 21 hours that was 24 hours faster than than the previous record holder. She stops in Darwin along the way. Once she was there she would tour the country by train and car. She was ill and ended up staying there an extra 11 days. she was to ill and she set off back to Sydney and the New Zealand in October 1937. She arrived in New Zealand 10 1/2 hours after leaving Sydney.



https://nzhistory.govt.nz/jean-batten-reaches-auckland-after-epic-solo-flight

New Zealand coastwatchers executed by the Japanese

15 october 1942
Seventeen new zealand coastwatchers and 5 civilians were captured in the gilbert Islands during the second world war and were beheaded. A group of coastwatchers kept a 24 hour watch for enemy ships and aircrafts. the main challenge was boredom. During august and september 1942 17 military coastwatchers and five civilians were captured as japanese forces overran the gilbert Island. They were imprisoned on Tarawa atoll they were all beheaded after they had a American air raid on the Island.