Summary on War In Waihi

By Mark Derby

There was once a hill but 12 thousand men came and dug it for gold. So what turns a hill into a hole? The answer is GOLD, the rock has been dug from the Martha Mine for it fleacks for more than a hundred years.

Trouble has been viral in town for years.Waihi miners were paid less than other countries.   They were even  forced to work fast and it was  sometimes dangerous. Some miners got a deadly lung disease known as Miner Cough.

Then 7 years came by and hundreds of families had to survive without weekly pay packet. They had veggies, chicken, and divided money. Some people went fishing and divided up the catch with the neighbors. There were men and they were police and they were taking photos of themselves.

There was a man called Bill Parry and he was the president of Wahi Miners Union. There were three policemen and they were taking photos of them being soldiers. There was a group of people walking in a group.

Summary on King Street Bridge

By Hinemoana Baker

This article is about a girl named Hera was out of sandwiches and  watched the last waterlog piece float under the footbridge. The next day she saw a tuna in the brown water. After school the next day Hera decided to go home through Kings street Bridge. She was sick of Lyza and Rebecca and sick of running away. She was always trying to find new ways to walk home also she ran to of short cuts and long cuts.  Hera was walking on the footpath and some bullies shouted across the quad “Hey, Wannabe. “Were gonna get you”. Then Lyza dragged her against the toilets and sprayed her with water from the tap, then Lyza and Rebecca started laughing .Then the next day, her heart was pounding so hard she couldn't she couldn’t hear he friend.  They were outside the gym and the Kapa Haka group just finished practice. She fainted because the tuna was swimming in brown water. Then she ate it, then she fainted. After that the bullies helped her because they were scared. Turned out Hera and the Bullies became friends.

                                                                         

And thats the end of my Summary on “King Street Bridge” and I hope you enjoyed it.

By Fineasi