Kids Vote Elections

Karoro School held an election to show how voting works. green party, who won, suggested that we went and made huts in the bush track for the seniors  and a scavenger hunt for the little kids. The Green party wanted to fundraise for a new arch gola.  We had to recount the votes and Jethro from Green won and Julian and I are working with Jethro.

Elon Oved Questions

1. What mistakes were made on this trip?

There were multiple mistakes made on this trip. One of them was that he obviously did not stay on track, this caused him to get lost in the beech forest. Another one was that he went alone, this meant that he was the only person that had an option on where he actually was. 

2. What information did everyone on the trip need before they started out

I personally believe that they got told that they would need to stay on the track/route or else they could get lost, and also they would need to behave and listen to each other ,they would have also needed to have the right gear before they went on the track,  they would need safety tools like a first aid kit, food and water, and a torch just incase something might happen.

3. What do you think happened to Elon? 

I personally believe that Elon went out to look for his top right before dusk and simply got lost in the beech forest. It soon became dark and Elon was so disoriented that he continued on his journey. This may have been followed by his falling down this bank and causing major injuries that would’ve needed to be treated asap. 

4. Why do you think people were unable to locate him earlier?

        I believe that people weren’t able to locate him earlier because as Larry Charles stated “I was checking all the log jams, some that I hadn’t been able to check earlier.” Earlier in the text he said that the river had been high the night that Elon had gone missing.

• What is the name of the hut at Lake Daniell? The hut at Lake Daniell is the Kōhanga Atawhai – Manson Nicholls Hut..

• Who was the hut named after?  It was named after three trampers who died in a landslide. The trampers were Brian Manson, Sharon Manson, and Phillip Nicholls..

• Which native birds have proliferated in the Lake Daniell area due to intensive trapping of predators? The native birds are South Island Robin, Rifleman and Kākā.
• The original name of Lake Daniell was Lake Daniells with an (s)..

• Lake Daniell is approximately 558 to 566 meters (1,831 to 1,857 feet) above sea level..

• Why is the beech forest around Lake Daniell dangerous?   The beech forest is Daniell because it all looks the same. 

• The track crosses a gorge called the ‘Sluice Box”.  What is a sluice box?    A sluice box is a long, sloping trough used in gold mining to separate gold from gravel and dirt..

• Lake Daniell is within the Maruia Waka Huia special biodiversity area. What are the two key native animals being targeted for protection within this programme?      (literally meaning “The Treasure Box of Maruia”) is an intensive native biodiversity and pest-trapping project managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) in the Maruia Valley region of New Zealand’s South Island

Karoro School did a kids vote in 2026 so that year 7 and 8 can learn how to vote for the elections. 

I think the Green Party won in the party Data. I think the Green Party won because most people agreed with what they said. 

In the people data I think Opportunity won because a lot of people want Opportunity to win because Opportunity says a lot of good stuff about the teacher and kids.  They said how kids should start school at 10am and finish at 4pm and they said that teachers should get paid more.

Circle The voting starts with all the parties when up and going to ask questions that they answer. Then the next week all the class had set times that they had to come to my class and me and Gabby had to help them vote. We helped them by telling them how to vote and what. to do. 

A lot of the votes did not count because some people color in the circle instead of ticking it.

By maddie

Kids Vote at Karoro School

Recently, on the 23rd of October, only last Friday at the time of writing, Karoro school came together for a debate, a political debate with the room 8 students representing a real party as their own in a classroom stuffed with over 150 other students and teachers. Very professional if you ask me.

The debate spread across about an hour with a scheduled break spitting the time. Some people got claps from the teachers that were quickly followed by children. This was a great way for everyone to put their ideas in place for who they want leading our school as they vote the next week.Hums of approval were let out every so often, and when the voting came, everyone was wondering who would win. It was electric.

This graph shows the results I gathered from all votes across the whole school. It is evident that the Green party won, led by Jethro Gibs. As that news was carried on, the party leaders from both Green and Opportunity had a discussion for coalition and took turns bringing in the other candidates into the picture. They ended up deciding on a coalition between these preexisting parties: NZ First and Opportunity who joined the Greens.