Month: July 2025

1. When was rugby introduced to New Zealand and by who?
A. Rugby was introduced to New Zealand in 1870 by Charles Monro.

2. When did New Zealand play their first game?
A. The teams first match was in 1884.

3. When did New Zealand play the first international game?
Did they win or lose? What was the score?
A. They play the 1903 when they played against Australia in 
Sydney. They won the national rugby world cup in 1987.

4. when was the New Zealand team called All Blacks?
 Why and how did they become known as All Blacks?
A. They were called All Blacks in 1905. They were called 
All Blacks because of their black uniform.

5. Name three of the best players and what they’re known for.
A. Richie McCaw who hold the world record for test appearances.
Jonah Tali Lamu, Lamu is usually referred to as the first 
global superstar of the rugby union. Colin Meads, Meads was
so dedicated to the sport he even played with a broken arm.

6. What do the All Blacks preform before each match? What does 
it mean why they perform it?
A. For the all black games they do a Haka, it’s a traditional 
war dance. The other team know that they are serious and bringing
their all.

● We learned that one person can make a big difference in the whole world.
● We practised teamwork, problem-solving, and design thinking.
● We used science and creativity to build and test our ideas.
● We gained confidence in sharing our learning in different ways — maps,
writing, building, and presenting.
It was an exciting week full of challenges, learning, and fun! We’re proud of what
we created and how much we discovered about these inspiring New Zealander.

Miss Goodwin told tūī 2 to research about famous New Zealanders and we chose Ernest Rutherford. After Miss Goodwin put us into groups and my teammates were Banipreet, Amayra, Iren, Levi, Angelo. Miss Goodwin got a big paper for every group to work on and research on. My group started researching we draw the line for the timeline. We stared to write the facts and then Miss Goodwin told us to make it on canvas but I made it on sketches school and I was done.

On Tuesday 8 July my mum told me and my sisters to get ready because we were going to go to a restaurant. Me and my sisters got dressed and ate some food for breakfast. Me and my sister got in my uncle’s car while my younger sisters got in my parents car. When we got to the restaurant we met up with our other family members. We were eating our food but then I saw a dessert that was shaped as a peach so I asked if we could get it, my other uncle said that when I’m done my hot food I could get it. The me and my sister finished all our food and we got to get the peach!