Local schools win awards
Cat food and spaghetti might seem like an unusual combination for an emergency survival kit.
Yet Ohaeawai Primary School Team Maunga students included these in their winning short-film for the Shortest Ever Tsunami Movie Competition, run by Far North Civil Defence. Nearby Oromahoe School were joint winners.
Ohaeawai teacher Sarah-Jayne Stevenson says the students worked on storyboards before using green screens and other technology to create their film.
‘‘The children were all so excited to win, it was a very informative and neat way to teach others.’’
Award-winning Bay of Islands film-maker Florian Habicht judged the competition.
Speaking on Oromahoe’s entry Higher Ground, ‘‘I didn’t want this film to stop.’’
Ohaeawai won a BBQ with Oromahoe winning a GoPro camera. Each student involved received a civil defence kit.
Head of Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Colin Kitchen presented the awards to each school.
❚ Check out the Civil Defence Northland Facebook page to see the winning movies.
‘‘The children were all so excited to win, it was a very informative and neat way to teach others.’’
Sarah-Jayne Stevenson