This is the All Blacks doing the Haka at the first rugby world cup game. all blacks haka

How to make a thung chai

My reading group read about thung chai which are Vietnamese fishing boats. I have written instruction on how they are made.


1.Cut long green bamboo

2.then scrape the outer skin of the banboo

3.slice the poles into thin slats

4. dip it in water to make it soft

5. strech the bamboo slats over a basket shaped mould

6. then they pull the bamboo tight to make it a round shape

7.then they put more bamboo around and pull it tight

Tonga Vs Canada

The rugby world cup started and on wednsday there is going to be a game aginst tonga and canada at Whangarei in Northland Events Centre I think the score is going to be 26-12 to Tonga.

Rugby world cup begins

Finerly the rugby world cup started on friday and they celebraited in style.It was a spectacyala celebration and more then 5000 people were there moving in to eden park and they were selling lots of tickets.

The first game kicked off with Tonga and the all blacks. Tonga made history by geting there first try against all blacks, Then the all blacks were fighting back. Then the all blacks won and scored 41-10.

There were fireworks and maori people standing on the sky tower. They were telling the people to let off the fireworks and then it bigan and they were shooting every were. When it was finished the game kicked off and the fireworks went on fo 12 minutes.

Although The city struggled with the huge crowd, every one agreed that the opening ceremony was a huge success.

This is the rugby world cup

On friday the 9th the rugby world cup is going to be launched in Eden park and there is going to be the first game and a celebration of fireworks. The first game will be against AB and Tonga First it will be haka from the all blacks and then the chant from tonga,My prediction is that the all blacks will win 100 Nil because the ABs got the best players. I think Keven mealamu will score the first try for the hole game.

Ka Mate Haka