today we played kind kingdom for ICF. Kind kingdom is about standing up to the bully’s and helping the kids that get bullied. You collect hearts and give them to the sad kids that get bullied and then they will be happy. The bullies are next to the kid that’s getting bullied, so you will need to leed the bully to somewhere safe and trap him so he cant get to the kids that get bullied. The aim of the game is to spread kindness, and get rid of the bullies.
Liam Parker Music is more important than sports.
31st of October 2025.
I play lots of sports and I have been playing sports for most of my life like hockey, soccer, basketball, and a bit of touch.
I have also been listening to music for most of my life.
Sports is important for your health because it can help you breathe better and open up your lungs. Sports also can help with your body weight, like if you do lots of running and exercise your body fat will go down and that is healthy. If you have too much body fat it might lead to obesity and diabetes. If you play a sport that is outside you will be getting more than 1 hour of outside time and you will be breathing fresh air that will help the lungs.
If you smoke or vape and you want to play sports that is not a good mix. If you smoke a lot and you have been smoking for a while you will be out of breath quickly and you have a chance of having heart attacks. Vaping is also the same. You will get black lungs and that is really bad because black or chard lungs can lead to a short time left to live if you don’t quit within a year.
Music can be used for entertainment for if you have nothing to do on a road trip you could listen to some of your favorite songs and that helps. Music can also help you go to sleep if you don’t listen to rock music or rap songs, just calm music to help you go to sleep.Music can help with anxiety and help with open speaking like talking in front of big crowds if you have stage fright.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with music besides if you listen to music too loud it could blow your air drums and then you will need hearing aids.
I think sports is more important than music because what is dose to your body and health and exercise.Music is still great but I think sports is better for you but you can still listen to music well you training for what sports you are doing.
Why I think school should be banned in schools.I think tic toc should be banned because we have youtube videos for learning purposes only.I also think it should be banned because school is for learning and if you’re scrolling on your phone you won’t be working or learning you will learn nothing. If you had a went on tic toc for all day you would have a bad headache and sore eyes. At the end of the day your care giver would say how school was. Then you would say ” oh it was ok, then they would say what did you do at school today and then you’re cooked because if you say oh I watched tic toc all day you would be grounded and probably have no phone for a week.
Why I think youtube shorts should be banned. I think youtube shorts should be banned but not youtube videos. I think youtube shorts should be banned because of the stuff it can do to your brain and other stuff like headaches and sore eyes.
I think youtube videos should be ok because teachers sometimes use videos to teach the kids like math and different types of writing.
2025 film festival.
Our class did our own movie for this festival. We did 2 movies, one about ruby that was about a kid that was really mean after getting a tri. But in the end he got pay back and got hurt so he couldn’t play with his friends. another one about this girl. She had bad luck and kept hurting herself and then waking back up again. I was in the ruby movie and my part was being one of the kids that was on the bullies team but didn’t like him because he was super rude. I was only in one movie because you couldn’t be in more than one movie and I was pretty happy I got to be in a movie with my friends.
When we did the movie it was a sunny hot day with a few clouds. In the back scenes the main person in the movie was pushed someone over and there lip got injured and it was super funny because that did not mean to happen and everyone was laughing
Tonight Liam did his daily bike just before dinner and after Liam’s wife got home. Liam lives in the middle of the world’s biggest desert.Liam leaves just before dinner.Thats in the middle and its 36 degrees in the day time and at night its so cold it feels like its going to snow, that’s why Liam leaves for his bike ride just before dinner because thats when its perfect.
In the late 1800s, young Tama lived near the Whanganui River, where the sound of saws and horses echoed through the town. His father worked as a labourer, but Tama wanted to learn a skill. When he was twelve, he was apprenticed to a tanner named Mr. Dunlop, a Scottish settler with a leathery face and strong hands.
Each morning, Tama rose before dawn and walked to the tannery. The smell was sharp — a mix of wet hide and chemicals. At first, Tama’s job was to carry buckets and turn hides in the soaking vats. His hands blistered, and the work was hard, but he watched and learned.
Mr. Dunlop wasn’t a cruel man, but he was strict. “Leather tells the truth,” he often said. “If you rush, it cracks. If you’re careless, it rots.” Tama listened carefully.
Over the years, he learned to lime, tan, stretch, and dye leather. One day, a customer brought in a piece of deer hide. “Can you make a sheath for my son’s taiaha?” he asked. Mr. Dunlop looked at Tama. “Let the apprentice try.”
Tama worked late into the night. He carved a kōwhaiwhai pattern into the sheath and lined it with soft fabric. When he presented it, the customer nodded slowly. “Your hands remember your ancestors,” he said.
By the time Tama turned 18, he was no longer just an apprentice. He taught others — Māori and Pākehā — and began blending traditional Māori motifs into leatherwork. His small workshop became known throughout the region.
And long after the tannery closed, people still spoke of the boy who learned from both worlds and shaped leather with care.
Questions:
In the heart of the North Island, around places like Whanganui and Hamilton, leather production has been an important part of local industry for over a century. Leather is used to make shoes, bags, saddles, jackets, and many traditional Māori taonga (treasures) such as belts and kete (woven bags). But how is it made?
The journey of leather begins with the hide — the skin of an animal, most commonly cows. In Aotearoa, hides are usually collected from meat processing plants, where animals have been ethically farmed and used for food. Instead of throwing away the hides, they are cleaned and prepared for leather making, a process that ensures sustainability and reduces waste.
Once collected, the hides are salted or chilled to prevent rotting. Then they are sent to a tannery. Tanning is the process that turns raw hide into leather. First, the hides are soaked in large drums to soften them and remove hair and fat. This step, called liming, also helps clean the hide thoroughly.
Next comes the tanning step itself. There are two main types: vegetable tanning, which uses natural plant materials, and chrome tanning, which uses minerals like chromium. Vegetable tanning takes longer but is better for the environment. Chrome tanning is faster and makes leather softer and more flexible.
After tanning, the hides are dried and dyed. They might be coloured brown, black, or even bright colours depending on what they’ll be used for. The leather is then stretched, rolled, and cut into shapes for making different products. Some pieces are stitched or glued into bags, shoes, jackets, or craftwork.
In Whanganui, some local artisans and whānau still use traditional handcraft methods, blending modern science with old knowledge. Many workshops work with Māori artists, who use leather in kapa haka uniforms and cultural items.
As people become more interested in ethical fashion and sustainable practices, New Zealand’s leather industry is adapting. Some tanneries are using eco-friendly methods to reduce water and chemical use. Others are creating workshops and school programs to teach young people the craft and care behind leatherwork.
Leather isn’t just a material — it’s part of a wider story of farming, fashion, and Māori and settler history in Aotearoa.
Questions:
2.Why are the hides salted or chilled before being tanned?They are chilled and salted so the hides don’t rot or deteriorate
In the heart of the North Island, around places like Whanganui and Hamilton, leather production has been an important part of local industry for over a century. Leather is used to make shoes, bags, saddles, jackets, and many traditional Māori taonga (treasures) such as belts and kete (woven bags). But how is it made?
The journey of leather begins with the hide — the skin of an animal, most commonly cows. In Aotearoa, hides are usually collected from meat processing plants, where animals have been ethically farmed and used for food. Instead of throwing away the hides, they are cleaned and prepared for leather making, a process that ensures sustainability and reduces waste.
Once collected, the hides are salted or chilled to prevent rotting. Then they are sent to a tannery. Tanning is the process that turns raw hide into leather. First, the hides are soaked in large drums to soften them and remove hair and fat. This step, called liming, also helps clean the hide thoroughly.
Next comes the tanning step itself. There are two main types: vegetable tanning, which uses natural plant materials, and chrome tanning, which uses minerals like chromium. Vegetable tanning takes longer but is better for the environment. Chrome tanning is faster and makes leather softer and more flexible.
After tanning, the hides are dried and dyed. They might be coloured brown, black, or even bright colours depending on what they’ll be used for. The leather is then stretched, rolled, and cut into shapes for making different products. Some pieces are stitched or glued into bags, shoes, jackets, or craftwork.
In Whanganui, some local artisans and whānau still use traditional handcraft methods, blending modern science with old knowledge. Many workshops work with Māori artists, who use leather in kapa haka uniforms and cultural items.
As people become more interested in ethical fashion and sustainable practices, New Zealand’s leather industry is adapting. Some tanneries are using eco-friendly methods to reduce water and chemical use. Others are creating workshops and school programs to teach young people the craft and care behind leatherwork.
Leather isn’t just a material — it’s part of a wider story of farming, fashion, and Māori and settler history in Aotearoa.
Questions:
2.Why are the hides salted or chilled before being tanned?They are chilled and salted so the hides don’t rot or deteriorate
