Tana Cross country

When I was going for a run I got scared and I had butterflies because I might come last.Mr. Burt clapped the clappers and we started to run. When we started running the mud was splattering all over our t-shirts. I was making squelching sounds by putting my feet in the mud while I was trying to catch my breath. My leg muscles ached and it hurt but I still ran. I was jogging steadily gasping for my breath and I was so exhausted.  

When I made it to the bridge I said to myself, “this is more harder then I thought it was”. When I was running on the mud my shoe came off and my socks got wet. My feet were cold, I tried not to get cold but I slipped over and it got more cold. When i was running I saw Tevita, Melvin and Piri walking. I was sprinting to catch up to them and I did catch them. When I got there we talked and ran.  

We were running and then we started to split up. I was running thinking that I was going to come last at the cross country, but I still tried my best. When I saw the finish I sprinted fast so I wouldn’t come last. I did my best to support my group and I didn't come last.     

Tana and Tevita - Smoking is bad

Smoking is really disgusting and dangerous because it can cause many health problems. There are over 4000 harmful chemical in cigarettes. The three main disgusting chemicals in cigarettes are nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. Tar is a disgusting brown sticky substance that causes nasty diseases. It can damage your lungs, brain, and heart. It can cause you to have a heart attack. The main thing I don’t like about smoking is that people can die and suffer. More than 4500 people in N,Z every year.


Smoking is also hard to quit because it is so addictive. When people first start smoking you get a sense of pleasure but if you try to quit it will be very hard. But if you stop smoking you will stress a lot because your body is craving for nicotine.



Teenagers start because they want to be cool like their friends. But if they keep smoking they will be addicted to the smokes. If teenagers smoke their mind says to smoke again. Teenagers need to be strong-minded and walk away.

If there is anybody out there thinking about starting smoking my advice is don't start.

Precious Mckenzie - Tana

Precious McKenzie was a well known as a NZ weightlifter but he wasn't really from NZ. He was born in 1936 in Durban South Africa. He is 1.45m tall. He got his name when he was baptized. His mother called him Precious One because he survived a fever that almost killed him.

In his early childhood his Dad died from a crocodile attack. Because of this his mother started drinking so her kids got taken off her. They were looked after by foster mothers. Unfortunately these families didn’t feed him well which is why he is so short.

Precious wanted to be in the circus because of his good gymnastic but he can’t because of his skin colour. So he went to weightlifting and he won the bantamweight title.

Precious Mckenzie was not selected for the Empire games olympic because of his skin colour. They refused to have equal rights players. So he went to England where he competed for England in the 1996 Commonwealth games and he won the Commonwealth Title.