"WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?"

Mereway & Heretaunga

Mereway Middle School Northampton Perceptions of New Zealand: Very hot climate Palm trees and beaches, tropical rainforests People sit and eat outside at restaurants, the main dish served at a restaurant would be fish The people would be very sun tanned Some people speak Mowri Very bleak countryside Take a look at Heretaunga's responses to Mereway's first impressions! Find out what life is REALLY like in New Zealand!

Heretaunga College Wellington We think that....... In Britain they speak English with accents that are strange to us. There are many accents even within small distances. The houses are old and of an older style than seen in New Zealand. They often have two storeys and no front or back gardens like Coronation Street. Their rugby teams are not as good as ours as the All Blacks are the best. While they make boring television programmes in Britain they have really cool bands. The animals associated with Britain are corgis and extraordinarily fat cattle. 3Bx