Day 5: Maintaining the Status Quo (The 1990’s)
Activity 1: Hiking Tongariro
In 1990, one of the largest national parks in New Zealand, Tongariro, was listed as a World Heritage Site. It is a truly spectacular place to visit! Thousands of people go to Tongariro every year and hike the Tongariro Crossing. Visit the Tongariro website to learn more about the one-day hike.
On your blog tell us what you would need to pack if you were going to hike the Tongariro Crossing. What should you bring with you? Write a list of at least 5 items.
Water
Snacks
A long rope
Spare shoes
Backpack
Activity 2: Leading New Zealand
In the 1990s, four different individuals served as the Prime Minister of New Zealand – Geoffrey Palmer, Mike Moore, Jim Bolger and Jenny Shipley.
On your blog, write a short profile of one of our former Prime Ministers. Upload a photo of them with your post. Click on this link to find a copy of the template. Click on file and then click make a copy. This will save the blank template to your Google Drive so that you can fill it in. Post the completed template to your blog to earn points for this activity.
Bonus Activity: You Have to Pay to Play
In 1990, for the first time in New Zealand’s history, universities and polytechnics started charging students money to go to school. Prior to then, it had been free to go to university or to a polytechnic. Since 1990, students have had to pay thousands of dollars to attend post-secondary (after high school) education.
The new Labour government have promised to give up to three years of free post-secondary education to all New Zealanders by 2020!
On your blog, tell us what you think. Should students have to pay money (tuition fees) to go to university? Why or why not?
Yes, because when they are in middle school they try there best to go to university and they try to get a good report so that they can get a job and earn a lot of money.
Hey there Helena, it's great to see how hard you are working on your blog over the summer break. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your honest opinion about whether or not students should have to pay money to go to university. I kind of like the idea of having a year free because then they can see what studying is like without having to have a big student loan or lose lots of money.
Why do you think they should have to pay?
Thanks, Billy
Hi there Helena, thanks for sharing a list of equipment you think is vital for the Tongariro Crossing. I think you have included some really useful and necessary equipment. What do you think you would need the long rope for?
ReplyDeleteHave you ever been on a hike before?
What would you do in the morning to prepare for the day?
Thanks, Billy
Kia Ora again Helena,
ReplyDeleteI'm responding to Activity 2: Leading New Zealand.
I'm pleased to see a pattern here with Jacinda Ardern, are you a big fan of hers? Thank you for so many interesting facts about our current Prime Minister. I had no idea that she and Clarke Gayford met through his first point of contact. How romantic!
Maybe next time you could try to make the template a bit bigger so that your viewers can see all of your great information more clearly :)
Keep up the great mahi!
Cheers,
Jordan.