The Matariki Parade

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Dear people living in the gardens,

My name is Miya Botha, and I have been living in The Gardens Community for almost 7 years now. As most of you probably know, we have a holiday called “Matariki” coming up. If you don’t know what Matariki is, to sum it all up..  Matariki is the tale of 7 star sisters, and can be a sign of many things.

I have started to think about the ways people celebrate Matariki, one in particular. Coming together. And what event brings people closer together, and is full of laughter and joy? Parades. We should raise money for a Matariki parade.

We can all do this by selling things we bake, or donating to raffles, plenty of stuff. The parade would be awesome, people could enter it and design floats, hire marching bands, and show their cars off. But, obviously. The theme would be Matariki.

This parade should be held before the crack of dawn, and end sometime around night. Matariki should be visible then, too. Competitions for the best float, band, costumes, everything will go out. But most importantly, it’s spending time with our whanau and friends.

Die Muis in die Huis (The Mouse in the House)

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Daar was ‘n kat en ‘n muis,

(There was a cat and a mouse,)

En die muis het Kaas,

(And the mouse has cheese,)

In die huis!

(In the house!)

“Waar is my ma?”

(“Where is my mother?”)

Vra die kat.

(Asked the cat.)

“Hoekom wil jy my pla?”

(“Why do you want to bother me?”)

Muis het gevra.

(Mouse did ask.)

Die kat het die muis gejaag,

(The cat chased the mouse,)

Maar binnekort…

(But soon…)

Die muis het die kat gejaag!

(The mouse chased the cat!)

Vinnig kom die eienaar en sug.

(Quickly came the owner and sighed.)

Maar gou gelag.

(But soon laughed.)

Sir Peter Jackson: The Star Behind it All.

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Introduction

The very popular “Hobbit” movie was directed by the one and only, Sir Peter Jackson. This star was born on the 31st of October, 1961. Being born on Halloween was quite a coincidence, considering all of the horror movies he has directed. In total, Sir Peter Jackson has received a whopping three academy awards for his work!


Rock Bottom

28th of November, 2012. The release date of the Hobbit movie. Believe it or not, Peter Jackson received a lot of hats because of the Hobbit. People were saying The Lord of the Rings was better than The Hobbit, some actors and cast members even got sent death threats because of it. Did you know Peter Jackson didn’t even like his own movie? Despite the controversy, it was definitely a financial success! The Hobbit movie made over 1 billion dollars, which was completely unexpected.

Motivation

As a kid, Peter Jackson loved films. And that passion just stayed with him his whole entire life. That was the reason he got into directing, but he had no motivation for The Hobbit! Peter Jackson was forced to direct the movie as a last resort, and he was incredibly rushed. The outcome of that was worse than expected, considering the effort out in. Although, there was a bit of an overuse on the CGI.

Start of His Career

When Peter Jackson was 16 he actually dropped out of high school, surprising, right? He began his directing career in his early twenties! Making short movies/skits. He has no training at all, and didn’t even attend lessons! Peter Jackson was self taught and learnt his skills through mistakes. New Zealand used to be a place where there were very few opportunities to start a directing/acting career. This made it hard for Peter Jackson. But Ray HarryHousen inspired him to keep going.


Life Before Fame

Sir Peter Jackson has always loved films. He started out as a photo engraved, and lived a simple life I’m Pukerua Bay, New Zealand. Before Peter dropped out, he attended Kāpiti college. He always had dreams of being a director, but it was not always his plan A. When he dropped out he had no idea what he was going to do with himself.


6384 Hours of Work

The Hobbit movie took 6384 hours of work, or 266 days. That may seem like a lot, but compared to LOTR (The Lord of The Rings), which was 438 days, it was almost twice as much as The Hobbit. This shows how rushed The Hobbit movie really was. The people working the movie barely rested.


Conclusion

To sum everything up… Sir Peter Jackson was, and is a very famous Director. He’s directed a lot of movies that were hits! And has his fair share of hate. But also not to mention, his adoring fans.