Day 2: Peace Out! (The 1960s)
Activity 1: The Dawn of Television
In the 1960s there was a great deal of change in New Zealand.
Technology was evolving and the television was introduced
for the first time into New Zealand homes in the 1960s. Popular
remains popular to this day.
What is your favourite television show at the moment? On your blog
tell us about your favourite television show. What is it about? Who
are the main characters? What channel is it on?
I don’t really watch Tv that much now, but I have to say Sesame street.
I like Sesame street because they really intertaine people.
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
My favourite television show is Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade
Ninja. This is a show about a 9th grader that is secretly a ninja.
Every time there is a problem in there school he goes somewhere
private and change into a ninja. He carries a book around which
when he put his face into the book he goes into a different world.
At that different world there is words that helps him defeat the bad
people in the normal world.
Main characters:
Randy Cunningham
Howard (Friend)
Activity 2: Rock ‘n’ Roll
Famous bands also started travelling across the world and in 1964,
New Zealand hosted, arguably the most popular band of the time, The Beatles.
People were very excited to see The Beatles, and the hype around
the band was known as Beatlemania (similar to the modern-day Bieber-Fever)!
Read about their tour of New Zealand below, and then post three interesting
facts about The Beatles Tour on your blog.
- They first arrived at wellington
- Nearly all young woman, waited as the band touched down on 21 June 1964
- One girl badly slashed her thigh trying to climb a wire fence
Bonus Activity: The Three Rs - Rugby, Racing and Running
In the 1960s, sport in New Zealand was dominated by the three
R’s – rugby, racing and running. The national rugby team, the All Blacks,
had a great decade, winning 36 of the 40 games that they played. Many
kiwis also spent their week-ends at the local racetrack and, in 1960,
Peter Snell won a gold medal in the 800m race at the Olympic Games
in Rome, Italy. He followed this up with two more gold medals in the
800m and 1500m races at the 1964 Olympic Games.
picture of Peter along with information about his interests and other
sporting accomplishments.
register, first you will need to choose your poster template from the
homepage. This will bring up the sign-in page. Click on the ‘Register with Email’
button and enter your details.
BONUS POINTS: 14
