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media type="custom" key="6868787"  Hinemoa and Tutanekai

Long ago there was a beautiful young girl called Hinemoa .She lived in Owhata.

One day a young man called Tutanekai came to Owhata .He was from Mokoia Island. When Tutanekai saw Hinemoa he fell in love with her. They met lots of times in Owhata.

One day Tutanekai squeezed Hinemoa's hand gently and felt Hinemoa squeeze back. Hinemoa and Tutanekai agreed that on calm nights Hinemoa would paddle in her canoe to Mokoia Island when Tutanekai played his flute.So on calm nights Tutanekai and his friend Tiki would play their flute.But Hinemoa didn't come. Hinemoa's people didn't want her and Tutanekai to get together. So they would pull their canoes up high on the sand. Hinemoa didn't have enough strength to pull it down to the shore.she found some gourds and tied them to her body so she could swim to Mokoia Island nice and smoothly.

Hinemoa swam and swam in the cold and freezing water but she kept on swimming. Suddenly Hinemoa saw a log jutting out of the water,so she hung onto the log for a minute and started swimming again.

At last Hinemoa arrived at Mokoia Island,but she was very cold.Hinemoa saw a pool known as Waikimihia. Hinemoa went down into the warm,cool water ,until she remembered that she had left her clothes in Owhata.She didn't know what to do next. Tutanekai had sent a slave to the pool to get a bowl of water for him to drink.When the slave came to the pool Hinemoa asked the slave who the water was for in a man's voice.The slave said it was for Tutanekai. The slave gave Hinemoa the calabash and Hinemoa quickly snatched the calabash and smashed it onto the rocks.The slave went back to his master and said that a man smashed the calabash on the rocks.Tutanekai was so sad that Hinemoa hadn't come he didn't care.He sent the slave off again to get a new calabash and go and get him water again. The slave did what his master said and ran to the pool again to fetch water. Hinemoa did the same thing she did before the slave was frightened and ran back to Tutanekai ,but this this time he was angry and thirsty.He put on his coat and seized his mere. He angrily stomped out of his room and ran to the pool. "Who are you ? Come out here right now!""said Tutanekai. He felt around the pool "aha !I got you now" he said ,pulling out the hand. "It is me" said Hinemoa. Tutanekai was very happy to see Hinemoa and he quickly wrapped his coat around her.They both walked backed to Tutanekai's whare.

In the morning Tutanekai"s people wondered who was with Tutanekai when they woke up .It was actually Hinemoa and the people were so happy. Tutanekai and Hinemoa lived happily ever after for many,many years.

So it’s true it’s really true. In a magical, enchanted  Forest there was a stream that was as quiet as sleeping beauty sleeping for 100 years. Beside the stream were some rocks as strong as King Kong. The sky was misty and dark like it was going to rain. There was also a waterfall as tiny as a dog. There was a boy and a German Sheppard looking around as if it was finding something, and beside the strong rocks was a glistening flaxen Harp.

__ Commonwealth Games __

//In the 1930s’the Commonwealth Games started,﻿ // //but there weren’t many games then. The Commonwealth Games 2010 has many more events than in the 1930s’ such as shotput,cycling,triathlon,squash and many, many more. Over all the years since then, New Zealand won 124 gold medals,168 silvers and 238 bronzes that leavesNew Zealand 4thon the medal table. Australia won 221 medals in 2006. Wow! That’s a high score! This year’s Commonwealth Games are held in New Delhi, India. Today at 1:00pm New Zealand is challenging Australia at netball I hope Australia don’t win another gold medal. Go New Zealand!//

//Today,Wednesday 24th October 2010, Dr Greg Lindsay came to Wakaaranga school to tell 5d,5b and 5a about Dairy cows.Dr Greg Lindsay works at a vet in the Country side called "Franklin Veterinary Service" He mainly cares for dairy cows because he lives near 40 farms. Dairy cows can have sicknesses like these;worms,tummybug,mastitis and tummy twists. He drove a car to Wakaaranga School and inside was tools for vets.He showed 5d,5b and 5a how to stitche the cows' tummy and he gave a boy in 5d a glove to keep.Dr Greg Lindsay used to be a student at Wakaaranga and his dream came true about being a vet .//

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