Christchurch Earthquake

Christchurch Earthquake

Crumbling buildings

Humans screaming

Roads cracking

Intense shaking

Sad families

Trembling people

Churches breaking

Hurt people

Unsightly liquefaction

Red blood all over the place

Christchurch Cathedral spire tumbling

Houses falling

Earth rolling

Aftershocks continue

Rubble all over Christchurch

Train lines buckled

Hygiene falling

Quakes are devastating

Under the rubble, trapped people

Asking will it stop

Kind rescue crews

Endless quakes

By K. Plessius

Christchurch Orana Park

Orana Park

On Saturday 30 November Nana, Mama, Robin and I went to Orana Park, the Christchurch Zoo. First we saw the meerkats and the otters. Then we went to the farmyard area and patted cows and sheep, and also saw donkeys, Shetland ponies, llamas and alpacas as well as chickens and ducks. Next we saw the kea, where I learnt the young kea have yellow around their eyes and beaks. There were a lot of African animals including giraffes, rhinos, African wild dogs, cheetahs, lions, springbok and zebras. My favourite animals were the lions, cheetahs, and tigers. (The picture below is of Krissila's pride feeding.)