I think that Fortnite is a bad game                                                 because…..

Fortnite is the new hit game. Where you can be in a team, duo or single. And what you need to do is be the last one standing. And to do that you need weapons,  materials, virtual skills & to know how to use a controller. And you try to win the game.

Over 7 million people play Fortnite at a time. I think Fortnite is a bad game because one you don’t you who your talking to behind the screen so you could be talking to anyone anywhere. Secondly people spend hours just sitting in front of a screen. Thirdly people work to pay for stuff they don’t need. Fourthly people rage for nothing an example is this boy lost the game and he and another player were the only ones left and he threw something into a glass door or window. finally it can ruin peoples relationships. so in conclusion I think Fortnite is a bad game.  

Ngait Kuri

Ngati kuri

What does the tribe name Ngati Kuri mean?

Kuri means dog.

“A traditional account explains why this tribe was named Kuri which means dog. Many generations ago these people besieged a strongly fortified pa. Unable to take the pa b direct assault,they constructed a whale from dog skin and hid beneath it on the beach. Bone, blubber and meat were surprised and heavily defeated. Traditions variously place this event at Manga Piko in Kapowairua Bay, Whangatauatea near Ahipara or at Waitaha, between Herekino and Whanape.

A different account tells of a feast of dogs on Motu,Whangaikari Island in Parengarenga harbour, for the funeral of the chief Ihutara.”

https://Heara.govt.NZ/en/Muriwhenua-tribes/page-2

Who is the rangatira of the Ngati Kuri tribe?

Ngati Kuri are descended from the original inhabitant,the founding peoples of the northernmost Peninsula of Aotearoa, in Te Hiku o Te Ika. these people known also as Te Iwi o Te Ngati were already occupying Te Hiku o Te Ika before the arrival of the many migratory waka from polynesia their ancestor was Ruatamore. Ngati Kuri also trace their Whakapapa to the Kurahaupo waka which first made landfall in Ngati Kuri rohe at Rangitahua, the kermadec Islands.

The ngati Kuri ancestors of ancient times laid the foundation for Nga Uri, their descendants as expressed in the following whakatauki.Ko takoto ke nga korero a nga matua mo te whenua . the foundation of manawhenua was set by the ancestors of ancient times.

These ancestral linkages affirm Ngati Kuri as tangata whenua.

http://www.ngatikuri.iwi.nz/services/#History

Where does Ngati Kuri tribe cover?

The mana and the rangatiratanga of Ngati Kuri extends over all the whenua and the adjacent moana. The Ngati Kuri rohe is generally described as north of a line from manga tohoroha ( mt carmel ) in the east to Hukatere in the west and extending north -west to motuapao, across to Te Rerenga wairua and then east to murimotu and including islands of manawatawhi ( the three kings) and rangaitahua (the keremadecs)

http://www.ngatikuri.iwi.nz/services/#History

Why did Ngati kuri change there name from theri original tribe name Ngati Awa?

They changed their tribal name from Ngati Awa to Ngati Kuri because they wanted to remember how they sacrificed their dogs to save them

Te Aupouri

Te Aupouri

The mihi

Topatopa ana te manu tau ana te titiro ki nga au moana,
ki nga mau o Te whenua,
ki nga ana tawhito i ahu mai ai nga tupuna i wawauatea
ki nga takahanga
i mahue iho i te hunga wairua ka ngaro ki kawaiki-nui,
hawaiki-roa, kawaiki-pamamao Huri
noa ki te whitinga o te ra-ko Ra-ai e ahuru ai te iwi o
Te Aupouri I oona maniania ona awa, oona Tahorahoa
ana te huanui hei hikoi ma tatoa kei runga ko te whetuu
hei ara taki kei rero ko te tapuwae kei whai
patoro ana te wheiao ki te wheiao ki te ao-marama!

E nga mana e nga reo, o nga whanau, nga
hapu, o tira te iwi whanui,tonu o Te Aupouri, he
mihi aroha tenei ki a koutou katoa, ten koutou katoa
e nga reo, o nga huri noa i te ao. Kainga huri noa,
huri noa, huri noa i te ao. Ka nui te roa, Ka
nui te taimaha o nga whiriwhiringa korero
i waenganui i to tatou iwi me te karauna i pikauhia
ai e nga whakatupuranga hei painga moo nga uri
whakaheke. Heoi ano ra, kua eke nui tatou ki te taumata
e kitea atu ai te ara ki tua.

Koia ra ka pupu ake te aroha i te hokinga o nga
mahara ki nga marohirohi i kawea ai enei
tumauako i roto i nga tau kua pahika, te hunga na ratou
nga nawe, nga aue a te iwi i whariki atu ai ki mua i te
aroaro o Te karauna.

E nga hoa aroha hua okioki nei i nga mahi,
moe marire mai. E kore rawa koutou e warewaretia
e nga uri. Kati, te hunga mate ki te hunga mate-haere,
haere, haere ki a tatoa, nga waihotanga iho a ratou ma,
tena ano tatou katoa.

Ehara i tetahi ahua te nui o ngā mahi i mahia ai.
Nō reira ka mihi ki te hunga katoa i whakakotahi
mai ai i ō koutou ngoi, i ō koutou whakaaro, ki tēnei
kaupapa nui whakaharahara. Tēnā koutou i tō koutou kaha,
i tō koutou manawanui. Heoi anō rā e te iwi, kei a koutou
iāianei nā te kōrero nui – āe rānei, kāhore rānei koutou e
whakaae koia tēneki ko te huarahi mō tō tātou
iwi. Nō reira, āta kōrerongia – kia mārama ai,
āta whiriwhiringia – kia tika ai, ka tuku ai i ā
koutou pōti – kia mana ai. Tēnā koutou, tēnā
koutou, tēnā rā tātou katoa

This is the Te Aupouri mihi I wrote it in maori to be more
respectful & I got this information on this website link

http://www.teaupouri.iwi.nz/our-iwi/

how to treat a bee sting

              how to treat a bee sting

Step one Remove the stinger as soon as you can.
But if you pull out the stinger the the venom from the stinger will spread faster into your body.
Use a credit card or something to get the stinger out without squeezing the stinger.

Step two Wash the area that you got stung in with soap and water.

Step three Apply a cold compress.

Step four Take an over- the- counter pain reliever as needed.
You can use the ibuprofen ( motrin IB, children motrin others ) to ease discomfort.

Step five If the sting is on your arm or leg, elevate it.

Step six Apply hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion to ease the redness, itching or swelling.

Step seven Is bothersome to take an antihistamine that contains
diphenhydramine (benadryl) or chlorpheniramine ( chlor-trimeton ).

Step eight Avoid scratching the sting.This will worsen itching,
swelling and increase the chance of infection.

By: Mackenzie

UN Peacekeepers

             UN Peacekeepers

In class we have been studying UN peacekeepers
and here are some questions and their answers.

 

 What does UN peacekeepers stand for? United nation peacekeeping forces.

How much money do peacekeepers make?

Peacekeepers make about $1210 a

month and it increases every four $1400.

What are some countries that have peacekeepers? Ethiopia,India,Pakistan,Bangladesh and more.

Who are the UN peacekeepers?

Peacekeeping by the united nations is

a role by the department of

Peacekeeping operations.

When did people discover the peacekeeping program?

The organisation started in 29th of may 1948.

Who are the people in the blue helmets?

According to the UN peacekeepers can include

soldiers,police officers and civilian personnel.

What was the first united nations peacekeeping force?

The first UN peacekeepers mission was a team of observers deployed to the middle east in 1948,Arab-Israeli war. The mission was officially authorized on the 29th of may 1948.

Written by: mackenzie

waitangi day

5 Facts about the Treaty of Waitangi..

Today in class, we were learning about the Treaty of Waitangi. After school, I decided I wanted to learn a little more about it, so I went home and did some research about Waitangi day and how the Treaty was signed.

This is what I found out:

• the Treaty was signed on the sixth of February 1840.

• the Treaty was signed to bring peace to Aotearoa. ( New Zealand )

• Waitangi became a holiday in 1934 but became a public holiday in 1974.

• There was over 40 chiefs that signed the Treaty of Waitangi, 50 meetings to sign the treaty and all together around New Zealand, there was over 540 chiefs that signed the Treaty of Waitangi.

• At the official signing of the Treaty, there was over 500 chiefs there and 40 of them signed the Treaty.  

I found this information at: https://terara.govt.nz/en/Treaty-of-Waitangi/page-1

I hope you enjoyed.

bullying!

Bullying!

Why do people feel the need to bully others? Well here are some reasons why. Sometimes people bully others because their getting bullied themselves and they try to act like nothing is happening so they bully. Another reason why is because they’re just trying to be cool or tough around their friends. The last reason why is because they want a reaction from the person.

Types of bullying such as physical bullying. Includes hitting, kicking, tripping, pinching, and pushing or damaging, verbal bullying, cyberbullying and social bullying.

What is a bully? Sometimes people call others bullies just for the sake of it, but a bully is a person that uses power to hurt people.  Also, a bully is a person who uses strength or influence to harm or intimidate those who are weaker.

How to handle a bully? Here are some ways to handle a bully. The first one is to ignore the bully and don’t listen to the thing they need to say. Secondly, you need to stand up for yourself  and pretend to feel really strong and brave. Thirdly, believe in yourself and don’t let anyone get to you. Lastly, and this is the easy one, tell an adult before it goes too far

What happens when you are the bully? Well, when you are the bully, sometimes you bully so much that people just get sick of it and don’t want to be your friends. You end up a lonely and trying to find someone to play with but know one want to. Another thing that may happen to you is you could get suspended. The end by Mackenzie

the tarantula

tarantula’s As There are around 700 kinds, or species, of Tarantulas. Tarantulas are found in the rain forests and jungles of South and Central America, in Africa and in the southern america  Many Tarantulas live in burrows underground. They will either use their fangs to dig them or else take someone else's burrow-home.Despite the Goliath bird eater appearance, the size of its fangs and its reputation, this spider is entirely harmless and passive toward humans — as are the vast majority of tarantulas around the world. The spiders do have venom, but their bite would hardly compare to the sting of a wasp.Though all tarantulas are venomous and some bites cause serious discomfort that might persist for several days, so far there is no record of a bite causing a human fatality. In general, the effects of the bites of all kinds of tarantula are not well known.It can use its fangs to inflict a bite, or it can use its urticating (barbed and mildly venomous) abdominal hairs to cause soft tissue or eye irritation. Fortunately, while painful and aggravating, the tarantula's fangs or or hairs appear to cause no long term damage in most cases. Tarantula on stucco wall.If a person gets bitten by a tarantula, the bite will probably feel a lot like a bee sting, with pain in the area of the bite. It will look like a bee sting, too, with redness and some swelling. Because the tarantula's venom (poison) is weak, it's unusual to have more severe reactions involving other parts of the body. Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which approximately 900 species have been identified.Tarantulas have many natural enemies in the wild, including lizards, snakes, spider-eating birds, and even wasps. A female tarantula hawk (a large, solitary wasp) can find a tarantula, sting it, and then drag its stunned body to a special burrow that she has prepared.Predators that the tarantula would be afraid of are weasels, hawks, owls, skunks and snakes. Their worst enemy is the Spider-Wasp. The female wasp will paralyze the spider by stinging it. She then digs a hole and puts the spider and an egg into it.A tarantula is a large spider in the infraorder Mygalomorphae. (In fact, the French word for tarantula is mygale). The mygalomorphs differ from the araneomorphs, the so-called "true" spiders, in a number of ways. Chiefly, their fangs point down, whereas the fangs of true spiders join in a pincer-like arrangement. and those are the fact