The Warriors Are Staying In Australia

As you might already know our rugby league team has now decided to stay in Australia until the whole 2020 rugby season has finished. Their decision was due to the new border rules between New Zealand and Australia.

Unfortunately their families aren't able to accompany them on the Gold Coast. Surely they'll do good over the next few weeks!

Will Our Money Be Gone By 2023?

A new study in New Zealand shows that most of our money would most likely be gone in three years. The reason for this is that by 2023 a lot of people would probably end up using online shopping which means paying with eftpos and credit cards.


Mobile wallets such as apple pay, google pay and paypal are very famous for online shopping/banking. In my opinion I do think that we should use notes and coins as it's much more easier to buy things that way.

Hone Heke Cut Down The Flag Pole!

It has been 175 years ever since Hone Heke Pokai had cut down the flag pole in 1845. It had all begun when Hone Heke Pokai and Te Ruki Kawiti merged teams and had cut down the British flagstaff. Then the beginning of the Flagstaff war had begun!

There was a ceremony held Far North and it had Kororareka Marae chairperson Deb Rewiri give the chance to everyone to remember the legacy of these two people. 

Deb Rewiri had spoken saying that this commemoration was a reminder to tell people that they should hold onto their Rangatiratangi.

Predator Free By 2050!

Now that New Zealand has become overcrowded with pests, the government has decided to use drones to help get rid of them. Each drone will cost $790,000 and that's alot of money! 

Drones have not been used in New Zealand but drones will be the key to help get rid of pests as it has a lot of energy and can self reset way more times than a electronic trap. These drones also fly around beaches encase of any other pests.

Maybe with all these drones helping by doing the jobs of humans we might actually get rid of all pests by the year 2050!

There's Coronavirus In A Church?

On Sunday a man who had been infected with the Coronavirus had spread it to six people in a Auckland church! This man who had the coronavirus was tested for the disease but his tests weren't back until Friday not when he had received holy communion at his local church.

When he arrived in New Zealand he went to St Mary's church in Papakura and it happens to be the same 60 year old guy who flew in from Iran with the virus. Father Murphy (priest of St Marys) had said that during mass they used hand sanitizer so that they don't spread germs.

He also said that they always turn the cup and wipe it so that mouths don't always go on the same place that other people's mouth had went. 

Make sure to use hand sanitizer and soap to protect yourself from Coronavirus.

COVID - 19 Is Causing Air New Zealand Not To Travel

As you know the popular Coronavirus has been spreading all around the world, first Wuhan, China and then many countries after that. Due to that outbreak Air New Zealand has suspended flights to Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Buenos Aires, Vancouver, Tokyo, Honolulu, Denpasar, Taipei and London. 

Air New Zealand will also be lowering flight numbers to the Pacific. To reduce the chances of you getting Coronavirus, don't touch people and wash your hands well! 

Learning More About Pests

Today Frazer came to our school to teach Room 7 and Room 1 more about pests. He also took us for a walk around the school so that we could lay traps and us students could do the jobs we talked about in class. 

The jobs we had assigned to us were pulling moth plants, placing ribbons on trees, placing traps, nailing chew cards/wax traps and spreading peanut butter on the tracking card. He also talked us through different kind of pest footprints and chew bites.

During that lesson Frazer also handed out little pest themed gift bags and each of us a tracking tunnel, (that we had to fold ourselves).

Frazer also gave both Mrs Cardoza and Mr Ried a gift bag, tracking tunnel and one weta hotel that will be used throughout the year by the intermediate classes!