Friday, 23 October 2015
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Poll shows no threat to current flag
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Poll shows no threat to current flag
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21/10/15
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None of the alternative national flags are likely to pose a challenge to the existing flag in upcoming referenda, a new poll shows. They’re voting for the best flag out of five and the one with the least votes will be eliminated.Prime Minister John Key said this afternoon that changing the flag was always going to be a difficult task. I think the flag should not be changed because the soldiers died under that flag and over half of NZ don’t want to change it. In fact 3 consecutive polls have shown that most New Zealanders don’t want the flag to change. In all three polls nearly three quarters did not support a flag change.
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Friday, 25 September 2015
Ghostly Narrative
MY SCARY CAMP
Some people don’t ever get the opportunity to share their experiences with facing death. Thankfully I’m here….alive to share one of the scariest moments of my life. My name is Jarryd Inglis and this is my tale.
One dark, cold, calm evening, Greg Hayne, and I were at the camp grounds in Gold Coast, USNZ. Greg and I always headed out onto the water at lake Tautoro. It’s said that there are lots of Taniwha in its deepest, darkest depths. Their eyes make you forget who and where you are. Their scales are so colossal you’d seem like an ant against it.
I was told to beware of that lake because a lot of people have died in it. Greg and I didn't believe the stories we were told though. We were on the boat and we steered to the farest pontoon so we could loosen up. We climbed up gently as the pontoon rocked side to side. Then unexpectedly, we heard a BIG growl. Greg and I started licking our lips and gulping down big chunks of air.
“G, what was that?”I asked.
“I don’t know G, we should gap it” whispered Greg.
Leg muscles tightening, we jumped into the boat. Gripping the steering wheel tightly, Jarryd turned the key in the ignition.Thank god it started! As fast as he could, Jarryd steered the boat back to shore. We realised that after a while we weren't moving.The shore seemed the same distance away from when we started.
Body shaking, we decided to just lay down and say a karakia to the Atua. “Please, please let me get home. I promise to be good” I repeated over and over.
BANG. Out of nowhere our boat started swaying. We ended up in the water with our boat slowly sinking into the dark depths below.
“Dammmm bro this can’t any get worse,” Greg stated.
“REALLY BRO?” I was pretty frustrated at this stage.
The water rippled, “What was that?” Greg screeched. “Sh*&, I swear something just slid by my legs”.
“AArrgh, bro lets gap it to shore” I shivered. I was running on adrenalin. I wanted out of this friggin water. “Bro, I’m never going to question…” my voice got clogged.
“Greg! Bruddah!” Turning frantically in a circle I couldn’t see him anywhere. I dived underwater. I couldn’t see a thing. Breaking the water’s surface I looked around again, hoping to see my best friend. Heart pumping I dived again.
“Yesssss finally we got out of that trap” I said, so we made our way to shore and we heard another BANG and we were stuck again. “Dammm Bro were stuck again” said Greg Hayne then I replied “Far rats g”. “Bro we might as well just lie down and wait till later and hopefully they have left”. “OK”. BOOM. BANG. And the water started splashing all over the place. We were still laying down waiting for the sea monsters to go away.
To top that off, the monsters or taniwha were back and we are terrified at this moment.
Thursday, 24 September 2015
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