Day 2: Peace Out! (The 1960s)
Activity 1: The Dawn of Television
In the 1960s there was a great deal of change in New Zealand. Technology was evolving and the television was introduced for the first time into New Zealand homes in the 1960s. Popular programmes included Town and Around and C’mon. Television remains popular to this day.
What is your favourite television show at the moment?
My favourite television show is (K.C Undercover) at the moment.
What is it about?
It is about a girl name K.C she is a spy and she is a fighter and she goes on a (undercover case) she goes on a undercover case so that she can beat up the bad guys and save people. Who are the main characters?
The main characters are:
K.C
Kira
Ernie
Marsia
Judy
Simone and Craig
What channel is it on?
It is on channel 100 (Disney channel)
Activity 2: Rock ‘n’ Roll
Famous bands also started travelling across the world and in 1964, New Zealand hosted, arguably the most popular band of the time, The Beatles.
People were very excited to see The Beatles, and the hype around the band was known as Beatle-Mania (similar to the modern-day Bieber-Fever)!
Read about their tour of New Zealand below, and then post three interesting facts about The Beatles Tour on your blog.
1.The Beatles waved to fans who lined the roads from the airport to town.
2. two of the band members took the chance to catch up with family.
3.The band was stuck inside as crowds gathered outside
The Beatles' first stop in New Zealand was Wellington. Seven thousand screaming fans – nearly all young women – waited as the band touched down on 21 June 1964. One girl badly hurt her leg trying to climb a wire fence, and two others were forced through the fence because of pushing from behind.
A team of 30 police officers, some in plain clothes, was on hand. Bill Brien, in charge of the operation, later said that:
“We underestimated the whole thing badly. The crowd was so big we had to … keep all the people behind a wire fence. At one stage it looked like the fence would collapse, which would have been a disaster.”
As the band stepped off the plane, the shrieks of fans drowned out the noise of the engines. Te Pataka concert party performed a haka, before doing a hongi (pressing noses) and presenting the band members with tiki.
From the back of a Holden utility, The Beatles waved to fans who lined the roads from the airport to town. The crowds outside their hotel, the St George, were so large that The Beatles had to be taken in secretly through the bottle shop entrance of the hotel. Management rushed the band up to the third floor balcony so fans could see them and not crash the hotel.
It was mayhem. 'Girls were screaming uncontrollably, quite out of their tree,' people remembered. Police used dogs to clear crowds from verandahs and other vantage points. Teenagers pushed over and damaged two police motorbikes; there was so much pushing that one of The Beatles’ cars was shunted backwards, even with the handbrake on.
Fans trekked back to The Beatles' hotel after the concert. The band was stuck inside as crowds gathered outside. Some kept up a late-night vigil on the hill behind the hotel. Others tried to get round the strict security; four girls strolled onto the sixth floor into the arms of Ringo Starr. His response was, ‘Now girls, no nonsense or else I’ll leave.’
Away from all the fuss, two of the band members took the chance to catch up with family. Police whisked John Lennon away to Levin to meet his second cousins, while Ringo Starr (formerly Starkey) met a group of Starkeys from the Wellington suburb of Karori.
Bonus Activity: The Three Rs - Rugby, Racing and Running
In the 1960s, sport in New Zealand was dominated by the three R’s – rugby, racing and running. The national rugby team, the All Blacks, had a great decade, winning 36 of the 40 games that they played. Many kiwis also spent their week-ends at the local racetrack and, in 1960, Peter Snell won a gold medal in the 800m race at the Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. He followed this up with two more gold medals in the 800m and 1500m races at the 1964 Olympic Games.
Watch this documentary about Peter Snell and then create a one-page poster on Canva* about this famous kiwi runner. Be sure to include a picture of Peter along with information about his interests and other sporting accomplishments.
*You will need to register on the Canva website in order to use it. To register, first you will need to choose your poster template from the homepage. This will bring up the sign-in page. Click on the ‘Register with Email’ button and enter your details.
BONUS POINTS: 14
Hi Helena,
ReplyDeleteOutstanding work On the peace out activity.Just for some Advice Maybe more deatails when you are decribeing please.
And I love K.c Under cover.
By Akesa
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ReplyDeleteHey there Helena, thanks for completing more activities. I enjoyed reading about your favourite television show - I've never heard of K.C. Undercover. Thank you for giving me a clear description of what the show is about. What other TV shows do you really enjoy watching?
ReplyDeleteThanks for selecting three facts about the Beatles tour to New Zealand. It sounds as though the Beatles were pretty frustrated with the New Zealand crowds. It made travelling around very difficult for them. I think they started to get quite annoyed.
What sort of music do you like?
Billy
Kia Ora Helena,
ReplyDeleteIt's so great to see how many activities you've completed over the summer, well done!
I'm here to comment on your Bonus Activity: The Three R's - Rugby, Racing, Running.
Have you created a poster on Canva? If so, I would love to see it!
I like being able to create things, it makes me really appreciate the advancement of technology. Gone are the days of just using 'Paint' on the computer.
I'll keep monitoring this post to check in if you've uploaded a link to your Canva design, in order to reward you with any points.
Ka kite āpōpō,
Jordan.