Life in NZ Compared to Life on Kapo Island

Our donations to Caritas are used to help people on Kapo Island in Papua New Guinea.

Bio Poem

Emily Elizabeth
Kind, pretty, giggly, good friend
Daughter of Cassandra and Dale
Lover of dancing, my family and animals
Who feels tired, bored and excited
Who needs a family, friends and kind words
Who gives presents, ice packs to people who are hurt and good manners
Who fears ducks, sharks and roller coasters
Who would like a pet bunny,a palace and a unicorn
Who comes from Huntly, New Zealand
Gilchrist

Shrove Tuesday

Today is Shrove Tuesday. This morning we burnt last year's palms into ash so that Father Keane can use them on Ash Wednesday when he makes the Sign of the Cross on our foreheads and reminds us to follow Jesus. 
After swimming, Olivina, from Tonga, came to say thank you St Paul's Catholic School for the donations. In Tonga, people raise pigs to eat them for food and sell them for money so they can buy school uniforms and buy school books and school fees so that they can go to school. People in Tonga also cut down mulberry trees so that they can weave them into tapa cloth.

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day is a national holiday to celebrate when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed and NZ became known as a nation called New Zealand. 
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6, 1840,  at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. 500 Maori Chiefs and the representatives of the Queen signed the Treaty.
This year, on Waitangi Day, I went to Flynn and Regan’s. They had set up the waterslide. When we were going down the waterslide, we were like a train.

After that, we went on the flying fox to dry off then we went on the waterslide again. When I went down I twisted my ankle.