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Friday 29 August 2014

The Big Game

The Big Game

This story is about the children and their  mum going to the big rugby game. Mum wished there were more games in their small town so the children could do more chores at home for her.

The game had been advertised on the radio for weeks. Even mum heard about it.
When the game was on, mum and the kids went to the big game and watched Shane their favorite player  even though he played for the other team.  

Mum and the kids cheered louder than anyone. When the game was over, Shane came straight to mum and gave his autograph to her.

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By Sam

Wednesday 13 August 2014

8 Facts About Earthquakes

  • Earthquakes happen every day in New Zealand.
  • Instruments record the ground shaking from over 14,000 earthquakes in and around the country each year.
  • Most are too small to be noticed, but between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt.
  • Earthquakes are most frequent in regions where two moving plates meet and press against each other.
  • New Zealand is in such a region – it straddles the boundary between the Pacific Plate, which covers almost a quarter of the earth’s surface, and the Australian Plate.
  • Earthquakes usually occur along faults, which are existing fractures in the crust. Sometimes the blocks of rock on either side of a fault abruptly shift to a new position in just a few seconds.
  • This sudden release of energy sends out waves, which are felt on the surface as an earthquake.
  • The strength of the quake depends on the area of fault that has shifted and the amount of movement.