Auckland Transport Argument

In the morning our class had read an article about an accident that had occurred before the warrior game, on Sunday. The incident was due to a train which crashed a man leaving his family in grief. This is my argument on why there are so many deaths caused by trains.

Trains in Auckland is a problem causing death and grief to families and friends. All these deaths caused because of our Auckland trains. Though it isn’t the fault of the train drivers, I believe it is the fault of the train  operators.

I believe that  Auckland transport should engineer the trains to stop faster. In the meanwhile stop the transport of trains while train engineers try to fix this issue. Though stopping the trains will also become a transport issue, it would at least spare a few lives. If Auckland transport can make trains go, they can also stop trains. If not, offer more security around train crossing for the safety of train passengers.

Len Brown our mayor should think of those lives lost and think of those families affected by the deaths of their loved ones. Is having modern day trains a safer option of transport or is having trains that are more efficient that could save lives.  

 

Dancing Robots set world record

1,007 robots were set up in China to dance to set a new world record for the number of dancing robots. All the mini robots were controlled by one mobile. Though some robots stumbled and fell it didn't really matter at all. Again I had gotten this news article from Kiwi Kids News.

News Article

Dancing robots have set world record in China.

More than a thousand robots were simultaneously set to dance at a festival in China. And, they’ve danced their way to a world record.

Each of the 1,007 robots were controlled by just one mobile phone and had to dance for a whole minute.

However, a handful of the robots fell flat, some physically toppled over and others failed to perform. Still, the majority executed the programmed movements for a full minute and were counted towards the total tally, for the Guinness World Records title of “Most robots dancing simultaneously.”

http://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/dancing-robots-set-world-record/

NZ Equestrian Teams fall on 4th place!

At first when I heard the news that the NZ equestrian representative came 4th, I was sad. I was hoping for another medal but I was also glad. Fourth is better than coming last and not giving up. The equestrian athlete Sir Mark Todd just fell flat but hadn't stumbled(You see what I sis there, No? ok). The article I read the news from was a Kiwi Kids News article. 

News Article

The NZ equestrian team finished 4th after a disappointing jumping round from Sir Mark Todd.

He uncharacteristically dropped four rails in the team showjumping phase to see the Kiwi’s tumble to fourth.

Riding third after Jonelle Price had dropped two rails and Clarke Johnstone had gone clear, Todd could afford one rail to give New Zealand gold and even three would have been enough to see the team match their London effort four years ago and be third.

But Todd and his horse, Leonidas II, couldn’t make it.

France got gold on 169.00 points ahead of second-placed Germany on 172.80 and overnight leaders Australia ending with bronze at 175.30.

This was Sir Mark Todd’s eighth Olympic games, and he has won five medals in previous games.

http://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/equestrian-team-miss-medals/

John Key's visit to Indonesia🇳🇿

Today I read news article about John Keys visit to Indonesia. Here is the article.

John Key's visit to Indonesia

New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key has recently completed a trans-continental trip.

His two-week tour started with a visit to Europe, a continent still grappling with the fallout of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Key then spent three days in Indonesia to talk trade and greater cooperation.

Indonesia has a population of 250 million and an economy predicted to be the world’s seventh-largest by 2030. Indonesia is seen as a country with huge opportunities for Kiwi exporters which hasn’t quite lived up to its potential.

Indonesia has a strong economy with annual growth at about 6 percent. The Government is keen to strengthen New Zealand’s trade relationships with Indonesia.

Indonesia’s large population is made up largely of young people. This provides strong opportunity for growth with Indonesia in the international education industry.

More than 30,000 Indonesian tertiary students are currently studying offshore – but less than one percent of them have chosen to study in New Zealand. The challenge is a lack of awareness of New Zealand as a study destination.

New Zealand currently provides 50 scholarships each year to Indonesian students for postgraduate study.

http://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/john-key-visits-indonesia/

Hundreds die in Chinese floods🌊🌊

I read another article about the death of many in the Chinese floods in Central China. Reading this article I felt devastated for those who died and whom's houses were destroyed.

Hundreds die in Chinese floods

Floods in north and central China have killed at least 150 people, with more missing and hundreds of thousands forced from homes.

Hebei and Henan provinces are the worst hit by the flash floods and landslides.

At least 53,000 houses have been destroyed in Hebei.

Henan province has been badly hit too, with 72,000 people evacuated.

There have been power cuts and major problems with the communications and transport networks across a wide area.

The summer rains have been especially heavy in China this year.

It has estimated that more than 1.5 million hectares of crops have been damaged and said direct economic losses exceed $3bn.

http://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/hundreds-die-chinese-floods/

Meet Root The Robot-C.E

Today as I was scrolling through the Kiwi Kids News website I found a article which made me think more about the technology we have now.

Name of article that I read:

The name of the article I read is Meet Root The Robot

Author:

The author of the article is unknown but the editor of the article is by a woman called Rachel.

URL: http://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/meet-root-robot/

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

The main person is actually a thing. A robot, thanks to a team of intelligent engineers from the Wyss Institute for Biological. Soon schools all over America will have a robot called root teaching the students all about coding relevant to the world.

2. What was the key event from the news article?

The key event of the news article is to give schools another idea of learning. Using another type of device can change how young older students learn.

5. Why did this event happen?

This event happened to encourage schools to take risks in how they learn. Also that maybe instead of having teachers why not Robots?, and that their are easier options to learn. I think having robots as teachers is a crazy Idea.!