We had a fantastic discussion in class last week.
During our class novel, which was about the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010-2011, our protagonist Maddy visits an expo with her family in the city. The idea of the expo was to give people the chance to have their say, and share their ideas about what they wanted to happen with the rebuild in Christchurch.
We then asked the question:
'If we had an expo like this in our area (Mt Albert) or our city (Auckland) what changes would you recommend to make Auckland a better place?
In the comments, we will add our thinking for our wider audience to read and review. Feel free to read our comments and reply to them!
Hi, I’m Zac from Room 8 and I think that That we nee more green spaces and more native trees on those spaces. Next I think that we should protect the green spaces that we have now. Blog you later!
ReplyDeleteHi Zac, really thoughtful ideas here. Why would Auckland benefit from more green spaces? What steps should we put in place to protect the green spaces we have now? Thanks for clarifying!
DeleteHi Thomas, It will give the kids more places to play and it will give more places for poeple to relax and walk around. We can protect our green spaces be not putting roads on them as a "shortcut" when theres a way to go there already. Blog you later!
DeleteHi I am Jarvis and if we had an expo in Auckland we should add more schools for disabled people and less construction. We should also have more green space like parks and those parks should have native trees. Next we should protect those parks with lots of rubbish bins so no one will have to drop their rubbish on the ground.
ReplyDeleteBlog ya later
Jarvis
Thanks Jarvis. Why are green spaces so important? Why is the construction an issue now? Thanks for clarifying!
DeleteHi Thomas, It will be good to have more parks so kids can play and pet owners can walk there pets. I think construction is an issue because many roads are being closed and people are digging up footpaths and making new stuff the we don't need.
DeleteKia ora Thomas Remy her, How I think that we can make Auckland a better place is more free spaces so the poor can have the experience that we have. NO DRUGS AND SMOKES! Because smokes are bad for the enviroment and drugs are what some people spend all there money on. More wildlife stuff so people will come over here and they will get dialed in to Auckland. Blog ya later
ReplyDeleteFantastic ideas here Remy, love your use of 'dialed in' to show people becoming interested in Auckland. Can you think of some good examples of 'wildlife stuff' that could interest visitors? What kind of free spaces would you recommend? Thanks for clarifying!
DeleteFree spaces like fun parks and supermarkets and hotels and stuff. Like non posinous snakes that are set free and like friendly and harmful animals that can be set free like ozzie.
Deletehi mr Moore. I think we need more schools for people with disabilites, more shops, more native park and we also could have more marine reserves if we need it. overrall i think it would be really cool seeing native trees and birds while just walking along a path. bye
ReplyDeleteThanks George. Aside from being cool, why are native parks and marine reserves important compared to some of the other problems in the city? What kind of shops do we need, and why? Thanks for clarifying.
Deletehi mr Moore. i think we need marine reserves because people do over fish and people do some times cut the native trees down sometimes. blog ya later !
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ReplyDeleteHola Room 8! Rita.L here,
ReplyDeleteIf Auckland/Mt Albert had an expo like that I would....
1.Make sure that all the SPCA animals get homes and if they don't get homes the SPCA is not aloud to kill them.
2. Big Lick gets banned (Big lick is a way of abusing horses because they have heavy weights on there hoofs and Nails stabbed into the hoofs)
3.Animal Abuse gets Banned and if you hurt any animal you go to jail
What would you improve or get rid of?
Anyways
BYE!
Rita.L
Thank you Rita, really important ideas here. I see animal welfare is really important to you.
DeleteHi Mr Moore, your question from yesterday is a really good one. First we need to make underground mining more safe. This is because if you are underground mining then a high magnitude earthquake hits then the whole thing would most collapse under the high pressure. Another thing would be safer houses. This is pretty obvious because if the houses we had didn't change to be more earthquake proof than things might have gone differently. We could also make schools safer so that kids in Auckland won't have to worry about a poorly constructed schoolhouse. Maybe cancelling sports events that would take place in the place most of the earthquakes would appear to avoid a mass killing because of the bunched up people. My last idea would be to temporarily stop fishing. Earthquakes have the capability to cause giant waves killing way to many fishers. that is it. Bye!
ReplyDeleteKia ora! Charlotte here,
ReplyDeleteWell good question; I think that there should be more green parks and trees especially in the city center around sky city. And animal abuse overall banned and if you abuse animals you go to prison,and that's including anything that would hurt an animal purposely. Also If you get caught littering you will get hours of doing committee service.
That's what I think!
I hope you agree with me, byeeee have a nice day.
Charlotte.
Kai Ora,
ReplyDeleteIf we had an Expo in Auckland, I bet loads of people would put in the same ideas and diffrent ones. A few ideas are more native trees, more native animals and less traffic. A another idea is more parks or bigs GREEN spaces. We also need more Dog shelters or animals shelters, like the SPCA. AND drugs and smoking should be baned because they are extremely bad for your heath.
Those are my main ideas!
I hope that those anwser your question!
Bye!
Kia ora Coco here,
ReplyDeleteI think Auckland could be better place if.We had more green spaces in the city (Auckland)
because when kids go to the city there is not that much outside spaces of kids in the city and more parks. More vets and more warm house for people to live in. More dog parks and more schools.No drugs and no smoking, more supermarkets.
blog ya later
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DeleteKia ora Liberty here,
ReplyDeleteI think Auckland could be better place if. We had more green space in the city(Auckland).
Because when kids go to the city,Maybe to go out for dinner. They would love to go and play outside in the sun. And more them parks. Because rainbow end is the only them park in my area. And there should be more animal shelters. For the pet's that do't have no home.
There should be less drug's we should band them forever because they are bad for our health. We should stop the construction because for the people that live near the construction it's really load. And there should be more place'es for people that don't have a home. And a big hall for people that need food and cant afford it.
hope you enjoyed my changes bye!
Kia ora room 8,
ReplyDeleteMariam here!
Well that is a very complicated Question!
There are Soooo many things that I think we should change in Auckland.
Well let's start with the usual,I think we should provide tsunami proof and earthquake proof Schools and houses.We should also let animals be free and people that have no home can go to a camp.
We Also should do a dimension for cracked houses and make new ones and add more of the kids imagination because if they stay in a plain world the won't like it at all.
What do you think Mr Moore!
BLOG YA LATER
-Mariam
Hi I'm Phoenix in room 8 I think We should have more food and water to survive so we don't be hungry and thirsty all the time And we should have more cars and Houses so we can be warm and so when it is raining we can go in the car and go wherever you are going And when it’s sunny you can go for a walk were you are going.
ReplyDeleteHi I I think that we should have less cars because there is more traffic because of the cars. I think restaurant should have no rubbish bins because it is just waste of food.
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Levi from Room 8. Make more home and more tree. More food and water and no drug it not good. bye see you later.
ReplyDeleteHI my name is Quan from room 8. I think new Zealand needs water and food for people. They need food because they can't survive if without food and water and when they gave people food and water they always say thank you. I think rsa need to gave food a way to poor people because they need food.
ReplyDeleteHi Thomas, another idea I got from reading the story with you was to have all roads connecting up and keeping are green space green. Also have extra space if we need to build out and make our city bigger
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Jarvis
Hi, I’m Zac from Room 8 and I today we read a story about planing a city and I think that in Auckland we should make sure that there is plenty of space to expand our city so don't get stuck going up. Blog you later!
ReplyDeleteKia ora Thomas, another idea I saw in Canberra's city was how the houses were all built around the massive park and also another thing I saw was at Singapore gardens was how at night the trees light up and it looks so beutiful. Blog ya later
ReplyDeleteKia ora Rm8 mila here
ReplyDeletei think Auckland can have lots of green place and more school for kids to learn. pack for dog and kids to play in. No more f drugs and no smoking and no destruction.
blog you latter
Hola Room 8! Rita.L here,
ReplyDeleteMe and my group Turangawaewaew did a reading group about Planning a city the book is called and we and we have to writ something that we'd change about Auckland based of the book and what'd change would be is to cut down on the pollution
Anyways
BYE!
Rita.L
Bella here!From Room 8!
ReplyDeleteIn class we have been reading Canterbury quakes.Maddie family had been getting ideas for the park near them.Jackson said a Lego Park for his idea.And these are my ideas!
1. All SPCA animals get adopted by the end of the year!
2.More schools and made for the disabled
3.Homes for poor (Homeless)
If we had an expo like this in our area or our city what changes would you recommend to make Auckland a better place????
Blog you later!!!
Bye
Kia Ora Room 8,
ReplyDeleteRose here.
That is a really good and interesting question .I think that maybe we could add more green around because there is barely any around and also that maybe we could and a lot in the city so kids can enjoy the sun then playing on a device and some houses for the poor also some theme parks because there is only one that i know of in Auckland . Also give maybe food and blankets beds and things like that for the SPCA .What do you think you would change or add to Auckland?and if you think it is something we really need?BYE!!!
Rose
Kia ora room 8,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Taniela and I attend St Pius school. I would've change the prices of Carl's Jr, food meals low.