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.

My Bio Poem

Madeline
Fast, funny, brave, sporty
Daughter of Sonia and Paul
Sister of Morgan
Lover of netball, touch and hip hop
Who feels happy, sensible and scared
Who needs family, friends and my animals
Who gives clothes, toys and lends rubbers
Who fears cicada shells, worms and sharks
Who would like an electric scooter, to be rich 
and have my own shop
Who comes from Ngaruawahia, New Zealand
Harper

Shrove Tuesday

Today is Tuesday and it is also called Shrove Tuesday.
In the  morning, we burnt last year's palms so Father Keane can do a cross on our forehead in Mass tomorrow so it can remind us to always  follow Jesus.
After swimming, some ladies came into our class to talk about Tonga. One lady was from Caritas Tonga and the other lady was from Caritas NZ.
The lady from Tonga was called Olivina and she told us lots of interesting things. She told us  they chopped mulberry trees in half and then they skinned them. They also dried them, soaked them overnight then, in the morning,  they beat them with wooden clubs. After a while, they made them into table cloths and carpets.
Olivina also told us that people raised  pigs and they could sell them for money or kill them for food so that they could buy books, pay school fees and buy school uniforms.

Waitangi Day 2013

On Wednesday, it was Waitangi Day.
My cousin and I, Ammanni,  biked to the Point.
When we got there, we saw Punny Maloua Lo Lo Bee and Sarngra, then the Haggies showed up, and the Sheperds and Harpers. We had to take Caya to the kids' bouncy castle.
When we got there, Caya ran straight into the toy elephant then she ran straight into Poppy. Poppy went on one side then I went on the other side then the Funky Monkeys were on, then the Magic show was on. A man chopped  a girl in half then put her back together.

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day is a holiday for NZers to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Waitangi Day was when NZ became known as a country called New Zealand, Aotearoa.
On the 6th of February, 1840, in the Bay of Islands, 500 Maori chiefs signed the Treaty and representatives of the Queen. 
On Waitangi Day, I went to the Point to celebrate with my family, then I watched the Funky Monkeys with my baby cousin, then we watched the magic show. The magic show was cool because a man chopped a girl in half then put her back together, then he made a disgusting cake but, when he pulled it out, it looked yummy.