"WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?"

Deanery & Tikipunga

Deanery High School Wigan Highlights: We think New Zealand is a bigger country than Great Britain. We think that the wildlife in New Zealand is sheep, sheep and more sheep!!! (also humans). Christopher Wooff and Richard Magee The people who live there have slightly tanned skin and black hair. The cultures are mainly tribal. The population is of about twenty million. It is to the North East of Australia. The people who live there like saying "Kia Ora". By William Griffiths and Phillip Deslandes Your country looks like it is made up of many different islands. What does Kia Ora mean? by Adam Vaal & Stephen Sudworth We think that your past native warriors are smashing and a lot better than our lovely shiny knights are. Many people consider New Zealand as being an offspring of Australia and are not considered as being a country of its own. We were going to say love you and leave you, but if you're a lad BYE! Thomas Vernon (thom) & Richard Hogg (hoggy) Hello. New Zealand is south and close to the equator and therefore hot. It is very near to Australia. You obviously speak English and your native language (is it Aboriginee?). We don't have a clue about your native culture. SEE YOU LATER - BYE FROM Jenne, Vicky and Steph!!! I know very little about the history of their country, but I know that we do not have Kangaroos, but you do (well I think you do!!!). I would think that your country is a dangerous country, with lots of scorpions and other dangerous creatures, and maybe sometimes you have a shortage of water, because of the hot climate. That's all, folks! Stephen Furlong Awree + (Hello). Your country seems a million miles away from ours. We know more about your rugby teams than we do about the rest of your country. So we want to learn more about you. see ya Matty, Jonnie and Danny You have a different culture to us. When we see you playing rugby we also see you doing those cute little war dances. Your country seems to be really dangerous, what with tornadoes, scorpions, poisonous animals, hurricanes and earthquakes. See ya for now! Emma, Amy, Kim and Davinia We presume that the climate is warmer and dryer than ours, because you are in the Southern Hemisphere. We know that you are an island just like us. Do you feel isolated being an island? Speak to you soon. Gemma and Steffii Your country is clean, tidy and people take lots of care in keeping it that way. New Zealand is in the southern hemisphere, on the other side of the world from us. See ya! Tamsyn and Emma!!! We don't really know much about New Zealand, but we think it is hot and sunny all the time. The beaches are great and there are lots of cool things to do like surfing, and everybody has a tan. We think it's a smaller than our country and an island on its own with no attachments. You speak English like us (good thing really.) Speak to ya soon Heidi and Kirsty

Tikipunga High School Whangarei This is what we think...... I imagine Wigan to be a very big city full of skyscrapers and people. I guess you would have more TV channels than 0ur 3 (as well as SKY). I bet you have world famous people that live close by. Aaron. In the photo I am the one in front with the extra skinny legs and white T-shirt. I think of Wigan as a town where buildings are bunched up together. I think their homes won't have a backyard and are very small. I hear you like pies. Daniel. In the photo I am beside Kahn who is hanging from the tree. I think England is a wonderful place with all those castles and scenery. I think you would do the same sports as us and you might also play croquet too. See ya later. David. I was also beside Kahn in the photo (to the right of him) I think Wigan is way more polluted than Whangarei (You say our town's name FUNG- a - ray). I think this because the cities are way bigger and there is a lot more people there. Simon. I am the tallest in the photo and my hair looks like an afro cut. I think yous have a pretty big school. I think you might drink a lot of tea. I think England has a lot of beaches but I mightn't want to go swimming in them. Te Mauri (You say my name like Teh- Mow-ree) I think that you would be nice to talk to and very posh. I think your school is very very big and that you have very tall buildings in Wigan. There must be heaps and heaps of people. Kelli & Morgan. I think that all of your houses are squashed together and that you probably don't have any gardens or lawns (saves on the mowing!!) I think that you probably don't have gangs. I think England is a really exciting place because there are heaps of big cities like London and lots of palaces and castles and you can go to lots of places from England. Renee I think that a lot of your houses are old cottages. I think that they dress in old clothes (like your ties and blazers). David I think most of England is big cities and that there is not a lot of countryside. I think your school would be pretty strict and really different from ours. Tasha Take a look at Deanery's responses to Tikipunga's first impressions! Find out what life is REALLY like in England!