Pegasus Post: November 07, 2017

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All Blacks captain drops in on school
• By Sophie Cornish
PASSING A rugby ball won
Hoon Hay School pupils the
chance to meet All Blacks
captain Kieran Read.
The ‘pass the ball’ competition
was an initiative set up by
New Zealand Rugby during the
British and Irish Lions Series in
June.
It was part of a wider education
unit rolled out to year
1-8 pupils in more than 2400
schools across New Zealand
about the Lions Series.
Hoon Hay took on the challenge
over the five weeks and
every pupil in the school participated.
Each day classes would go out
and throw a rugby ball up and
down the line, recording the
class daily distance.
Each class’ figures were
combined and added to a whole
school graph.
After 25 days they had covered
468km.
Sports co-ordinator Michelle
Meaclem said it was really good
to see the persistence from the
pupils.
“I entered in the competition
but didn’t really expect us to win
it, just more as a daily fitness
promotion during the Lions
tour. Once I saw classes embracing
the challenge, and children
determined to clock up the
kilometres, our distance chart
started growing. I figured we did
have a really good chance,” said
Mrs Meaclem.
Hoon Hay was one of the winning
schools who won the top
prize, a visit from Read.
The pupils were tasked with
writing a list of questions to pose
to Read during the assembly.
Most were rugby related, however,
some were more personal
including, ‘what would you do if
it was your last day on earth?’
Read replied he would spend
QUESTION TIME: Kieran Read
answers a question from one
of Hoon Hay School year 6
pupil’s Caleb Amer. Below –
The All Blacks captain with
some of Hoon Hay School’s
rugby players.
time with family and gorge
himself on burgers from Burger
Fuel, something the professional
athlete doesn’t often get a chance
to do.
While at the school, Read
signed some All Black’s merchandise
which will be a prize in
a raffle in the upcoming school
fair on November 24.
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develop an edible garden awards
has been put on the back-burner.
City council staff told the board
preparation and resourcing for
the awards would take more
time than first anticipated. Staff
recommended postponing the
awards until autumn 2019.
VISITOR INCREASE
Ferrymead Heritage Park has
seen admissions double after an
experiment with reduced fees
proved a great success. School
holiday attendance in October
was almost double the attendance
at the same time last year. There
has also been a big increase in
the use of family passes resulting
in a three times the number of
families visiting the park.
NEW TREES
A detailed design of a plan that
would see Linwood’s Griffiths
Ave and Nicolas Drive
intersection have new trees
planted is under way by the city
council. The property in front
of the trees is owned by the city
council. Staff will ensure that
the tree is placed so it won’t be
dropping leaves in the yard or
blocking any sunlight or views
into the park
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