Christchurch earthquake

 Kia ora bloggers today post is about the Christchurch earthquake.

Q1: How have the Christchurch earthquakes affected the city?

The Canterbury earthquakes caused a significant change to the natural environment, including liquefaction, lateral spread near waterways, land level changes, and numerous rockfalls and landslides. Air and water quality were also impacted, with water-based recreational activities halted until November 2011.

Q2: What positives have come out of the Earthquakes:

Earthquakes are very useful to humans because they provide a picture of what's going on underground. This can make oil and gas extraction more efficient and allows scientists to monitor the progress of water during geothermal energy extraction.

Q3: What was the number of people that died during the Christchurch earthquakes:

The earthquake caused widespread damage across Christchurch, killing 185 people in the nation's fifth-deadliest disaster.

 

 

 Hurumanu 1 Work week 4 

Kia ora bloggers this post today is about My work in hurumanu 1/ Reading and social studies. We have to read this text that has multiple texts in the one I am going to be reading is Parihaka. This work is based on protests. 

Part of my work is to complete three activities from the bingo taskboard.

Q1. What is the main idea from the text: The Main Idea from this text is where the Maori get their land taken off them by the new Europeans and even though they get shot and some die the don't fight back with violence the peacefully protest some would sit in front of there house or village and not move even when being threatened. Some times when the Europeans came to their village the kids would greet them with food and they would get killed but still, The Maori would not fight back.

Q2. Interesting facts:  Parihaka was a Māori settlement in Taranaki around the 1860s when New Zealand was a British colony, and land was being divided up and given to European settlers. Māori leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi encouraged the people of Parihaka to defend their land by peaceful methods.

Q3. What I learned: I learned that during the Parihaka protests that they did not use any violence towards the Europeans treated them really badly and killed most of their people. They showed how we can peacefully protest even though the other side uses violence.

As part of this work, I have to choose one of the protests I agree with. From what protests I have read I agree with the Parihaka with their peaceful protest and how they tried to save their land without using violence. I also agree with the woman protesting for their voting rights as they should have a right on who is the big boss of New Zealand. 

Research on Chile

 Chile is a long, narrow country stretching along South America's western edge, with more than 6,000km of Pacific Ocean coastline. Santiago, its capital, sits in a valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains. The city's palm-lined Plaza de Armas contains the neoclassical cathedral and the National History Museum. The massive Parque Metropolitano offers swimming pools, a botanical garden and zoo.

Top Ten facts about Chile You probably did not know:

• World's Biggest Swimming Pool is in Chile? ...
• In Chile, You Can Find the Driest Place on Earth, The Atacama Desert. ...
• Chile is a World Class Wine Destination, and the Ninth Largest Producer of Wine. ...
• Easter Island. ...
• Penguins in Chile. ...
• Valparaiso. ...
• Chile's Andes Mountains Has Some of the World's Largest and Still Active Volcanoes.

What is Chile famous for: 

Even though Chile is internationally known for its succulent red wines and its devilish Pisco, Chile also has a strong and diverse beer culture! ... Chile is affectionately known by its inhabitants as the “pais del poetas” or the “country of poets”.Aug 22, 2016