Monday, 23 April 2012

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Events of Parihaka

I think Te Whiti and Tohu were inspirational people because they tried to help imprisoned men in the South Island even though Te Whiti and Tohu would be in danger themselves. The reason Te Whiti and Tohu stood up for non-violence was because they knew they were right not to fight. I  the Europeans  had no right to kill the Maori for something they owned, and the Maori did the right thing not to fight even though heaps of their tribe got killed.

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The Events of Parihaka

Parihaka Summary Power Point Presentation

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Irene Van Dyk

Irene Van Dyk was born on the 21st of June 1972 and brought up in South Africa, in Vereeniging Gauteng. She is 39 years old and 1.90 meters tall.


Irene lived on a farm as a child and loved it, then after playing netball for a number of years she became the captain of the South African netball team and then moved to New Zealand in 2000. She became a citizen in 2005.



Irene Van Dyk plays goal shoot & goal attack, She won sports women of the year in 2003 as well and shoots 300 goals each day just for fun.

Irene Van Dyk is also a primary school teacher as well as a fantastic netball player. She also teaches kids to play netball. She has one daughter named Bianca. And Irene is still an inspiration to adults and children as well.



Irene Van Dyk is a busy lady that loves and is committed to all four of her jobs. I would love to have some of her skills, she inspires me because she is so busy but still gets on with life like any other person in the world! She inspires many people and no doubt she will inspire many, many more!

By Uma