$10,000 Reward for Sighting of South Island Kokako

A $10,000 reward for sighting the South Island Kōkako remains unclaimed.

After three years, more than 200 possible encounters have been reported. However, the bird known as the ‘Grey Ghost’ remains elusive.

The South Island Kōkako Charitable Trust, which is offering the reward, has said the reward would be paid once experts confirmed any evidence was confirmed.

Whale Shark Spotted Off Tauranga Coast!!

As you already know a Whale Shark has been spotted in Tauranga. It had been spotted by the skipper of the Bay Explorer, and there were 16 people on board.

The whale shark was 11 km off Mauao. The captain said the fish swam right up to the boat before it went under. 

Water Fun- Day

Last week Friday, most of our school participated in a group of water games.  We played duck, duck goose with water and we also played with several water balloons as well.

Not only did we do that, but we also played a lot of games where we try and put the water in a different place the fastest. It was kinda fun.

 

BLOG Profile

Talofa Lava, my name is Kotipi and I attend Ruapotaka school in Glenn Innes, Auckland, New Zealand. My teacher is Mrs Cardoza, and I am now a year eight at this school.

My ethnicity or culture is, Cook Island and Tongan. I have four siblings, and all four of us live with our mum and dad. At school I really enjoy different sports, such as netball, soccer, etc.

My favourite subject is writing because I have the freedom to write what I like, sometimes. I want to have LOTS of fun before I go college and become a great leader too. My favourite colour is red, and thank you for reading my blog.

Last Tech Day Of 2019

Wednesday was the last day of Tech this year. I have developed new skills in cooking such as slicing and dicing ingredients to add flavour, the proper equipment to use, how to use it and how to cook, obviously. I know these skills will come of great use in the future, with the use of providing self care.

How To Make Nacho Cheese

For our last tech we made nacho cheese and if you would like to make it then here are the ingredients, coking equipment, and steps to make it.


Ingredients
- Oil
- Mince
- Onion
- Chilli sauce
- Bake beans
- Doritos
- Mix herb

Cooking Equipment
- Frying pan
- Big bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Serving plate
- Serving spoon


Steps- Step 1) Dice the onion and fry until soft.
Step 2) Add the mince and fry until cooked.
Step 3) Add bake beans, chilli sauce, and mix herb.
Step 4) Steam for 5 minutes.
Step 5) Serve with chips.

Hey that's nach'o cheese! That's mine

40th Anniversary Of Erebus Disaster

The Prime Minister and Air New Zealand have apologised for failures that led to a huge plane crash.

In a special ceremony for this disaster Jacinda Ardern issued a ''wholehearted and wide reaching'' apology. Neither the government nor Air New Zealand have ever made a full apology before.

The apology mark 40 years since the crash of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 on Mt Erebus in Antarctica in 1979, with the loss of 257 lives.

It remains New Zealand’s worst airplane disaster. The plane was on a sightseeing trip to Antarctica.The disaster was a shock for New Zealand. It affected almost everyone in the country and led to years of investigations.