Bonus Activity: #EarnTheFern
After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, New Zealand became a
British colony. Many other countries in the world are also British
colonies including Canada, South Africa, Australia, India and
Malaysia. As a group they were, and still are, called the
‘Commonwealth’ countries. Years ago, a man named Melville
Marks Robinson was asked to organize a sporting competition
for people living in the Commonwealth countries. It is called the
Commonwealth Games. The first ever event took place in Hamilton,
Canada in 1930.
Athletes from New Zealand have competed in the Commonwealth
Games for years. In the most recent Commonwealth Games event
in Glasgow, Scotland New Zealand athletes won a total of
45 medals. The next Commonwealth Games will be held in
2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia. Hundreds of athletes are
competing for the chance to represent NZ at the games
(to 'Earn the Fern').
One of New Zealand’s gold-medal-winning Commonwealth
athletes was a man named Bill Kini. Bill won a gold medal
at the 1966 Commonwealth Games for being the best heavyweight
boxer. He was a man of many talents! He played rugby in
Ōtāhuhu in the 1960s and later moved to Whangarei.
Imagine that you could interview Bill. What would you ask him
about his time at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. What would
you want to know? I’d like to know how he had time to train for
two sports at once.
On your blog, write four questions that you would ask Bill Kini.
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