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Tuesday 18 July 2017

Day 1 Winter Learning Journey: 100% Pure New Zealand

Activity 1:  Go to the Tourism New Zealand website and click on the ‘Facts - New Zealand People’ tab. Read about the people of New Zealand and then choose three interesting facts to post on your blog. The facts must be written in your own words. Do not simply copy and paste the facts from the website☺.

1.Mateship on the sporting field

Rugby Union is the most popular viewing sport in New Zealand, with the legendary Team All Blacks.All Blacks is a famous rugby team in new zealand, They recently tied the lions series with the lions team.They both won the lions series.Score 15-15.In New Zealand, rugby is definitely the grass-roots sport of the average bloke.

2.Kiwis love the great outdoors

Hiking, camping, fishing, bush and beach walks are other popular outdoor things that kiwis like to do. In 1953 the most adventurous Kiwi, Sir Edmund Hillary, climbed Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain.Sadly Sir Edmund Hillary died at 9am on Friday 11 January  2008 after a heart attack in Auckland City Hospital, aged 88.

3.Backyard Genius

Kiwis have been discovering and inventing things. Many of these inventions have literally been created in a backyard.Kiwis have created something called bungy jumping.The bungy jump is probably our most famous Kiwi inventions, there are many others.

Activity 2: Your tour of New Zealand is going to start right here in Auckland. Watch the Tourist video for Auckland to learn about the awesome things that you can see and do in the city. Once you’ve finished, choose your favourite five activities from the video and list them on your blog.  

List of 5 activities:
1. Auckland museum
2. Sky Tower
3. Kelly tarltons
4.Mission Bay
5.Ferry Building


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