Kia Ora,
Today I am giving you something new to read. Today is about how cars changed New Zealand from the 19th of February 1898. Ages ago cars first came to New Zealand and here is some information about it.
There was this little car there and the owner William decided to name it Lightning. It was smaller than the other cars and could only go 16 kilometres an hour but the other bigger cars could go up to 50 kilometres an hour! He wanted to show everyone how good he was at driving so he took the mayor for a ride, all was going good until he crashed into a fence. The mayor hurt his nose and everyone was in shock because they just witnessed New Zealand’s first car crash.
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Cars made it easier to carry heavy things.
Cars give us shelter from weather while driving
Cars help us travel long distances
Cars help us get to places more quicker
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In New Zealand hundreds of people are killed or hurt badly in car crashes every year
Cars can make us lazy. We stop walking and cycling and become and unhealthy and unfit.
Some cars can be expensive to run and maintain.
Exhaust fumes from some cars can pollute the air
If there are more cars we need to build more roads.
It was an article and the maker of the book is Bronwen Wall.
The point of the article was to teach you about when New Zealand first got cars and car accidents that happened and more.
I hope you have an enthusiastic day! Comment if you want.
Kia ora Tori. I have enjoyed your presentation of this task on your blog. It's great that you have shared your knowledge with others and you have demonstrated a good understanding about how cars have changed life in New Zealand. Keep up the wonderful work. Mrs Hastie
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