Government Pledges $54 Million To Fight Homelessness

The Government has announced a $54 million funding package to help fight and reduce homelessness. The money is said to go towards programmes that support at risk individuals and whanau. The plan is to get them to stay in a stable housing. The news was announced by Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni late last week. The plan is to have 67 intensive case managers and navigators to work with homeless people. Their role will be to work with those in most need.

Painting

At tech we started painting our 3d pieces. My 3d pieces were naughts and crosses instead it was called sun and moon. I painted the sun yellow and the moon white. To let the pieces dry faster we used the art classes hair dryer. The finally we took them to the back to dry completely. 

Rare Flag Given Back To Kingitanga.

A rare 160 year old flag has been returned to the Kingitanga by the Anglican Church. The flag dates back to the time of the first Maori King Potatau Te Wherowhero. The Anglican Church officially signed over ownership to the Kingitanga after forgetting they had it for almost 100 years. The current King Kingi Tuheitia's son Te Ariki Tamaroa Whatumoana, received the Taonga on behalf of Kingitanga at a ceremony at Auckland Cathedral. The origin of the flag is unclear, it may have been made as a kind of funeral pall at the time of Potatau's death. In 1929, it surfaced in England. It appears to have been taken there in 1865 by a member of the clergy who had served in Aotearoa. It was then returned to Aotearoa. Ross Bay the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, it is time for the Taonga to finally return home. The flay will be welcomed back to Turangawaewae Marae formally next week with Waikato Tainui now resuming their role as Kaitiaki of the Taonga.

Kayaking At Wero White Water Park

At Wero White Water Park we went kayaking. We put on our gear which was a wet suit, boots, helmet and a life jacket. Then our instructor told us to secure our legs in somewhere under our kayak. We lined up in boys and girls line from shortest to tallest. Each people at the front had to grab to kayaks and put it in the shallow. When everyone had put their kayak in the shallow. We were told that if your kayak has the titan logo on the left and nothing on the right then we were correct. We kayaked to one end on my way I either flipped over or sank. When we were at one end we then had to kayak to a different area to rest. When we were resting our instructor gave us a challenge to make it back to land without flipping over.

Creating Our 3d Pieces

At tech we finished creating our 3d pieces on tinker cad and sent the link to our graphics teacher Miss Ferguson to print out our pieces 3d. My 3d game is supposed to be naughts and crosses instead my game is called sun and moon. 

Auckland Girls Grammar New Policy

James Hunt age 13 is made to cut his hair in order to attend Auckland Girls Grammar. The new policy is that each students hair to be shorter than their collar. James Hunt has had his long hair ever since he was born he kept his hair long in memory of his grandfather Paul Hunt who passed away before James was born. 

Prime Minister Ardern On Vogue Magazine Cover

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been selected onto the cover of Vogue Magazine. The issue is a significant one as The Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle is the guest editor for the September issue. The front cover features 15 women who the Duchess feels are trying to bring big changes to society.