1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: To Welcome to in studio by Rakaire School Principal Mark Allie. 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Feels a bit weird calling him that because he was 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: also my principal way back in the glory days of 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: Mayfield Primary School and we were reminiscing over a few 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: fond memories. One of them I remember it was usually 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: when I was in class being punished by some maths 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: test with Missus Donnelly, and then the fire siren across 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: the road would go off. And he's always been a 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: committed firefighter, mister Allie, so we'd all press up against 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: the window and watch him, almost like an Olympic sport, 11 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: jump over the railing of the office and then sprint 12 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: across the field and then dash his way across the 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: road before jumping into the fire engine. Do you still 14 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: pull off those sort of theatrics for the kids at Rakaia, Mark. 15 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 2: Yes, probably just a little bit slower. 16 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: I think it's all like the Master's games now, is it? 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: Certainly is? I'm over for fifty. I might think I'm thirty, 18 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 2: but no, Rakaire School, what term four? 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: Now? 20 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: We're doing really really well. We're back over two hundred 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 3: for the role, which has grown tremendously. Wow, fabulous staff, 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 3: great people and just a wonderful place to be. 23 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: If you guys had a school production this year. 24 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 3: No, we had in term three our art show, so 25 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 3: we had the community come through. We had a bit 26 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 3: of a barbecue and they went through all the classrooms 27 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 3: and looked at the fabulous pieces of art that the 28 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: children had created. And we do that on a three 29 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 3: year rotation. We have our production, we have a technology 30 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 3: slash science sort of year, and then we have an 31 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: art yere so it gets our parents in to enjoy 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 3: and see what the children have been doing. 33 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe we could task some of those kids with 34 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: helping out with the salmon. No. 35 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: Yes, well that's another chair, isn't it. 36 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: We're too busy organizing what's going to be another wonderful event. 37 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: You've come to us today to tell us about the 38 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: Rekaire Auto Fear. 39 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, getting underway. It's our first time. 40 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 3: So it's November two and we certainly invite everyone from 41 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 3: MD Cannerbury and the wider districts to get their cars 42 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: out of the garage and their motorbikes out of the 43 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 3: garage and come and put them on display at require 44 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 3: school between ten and three. 45 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: So this is like a show and shine. 46 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I suppose that's another way to put it. 47 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 3: It's there'll be some prizes for you know, best in show, 48 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 3: and we'll have teen coffee and we snack there for 49 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 3: the people that that enter, and of course there's just 50 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 3: a donation as you come in the gate. There'll be 51 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 3: stalls and there'll be things for the kids. So we're 52 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 3: really excited. 53 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: Is it just cars? 54 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 3: No cars and bikes? Say, you know, for a principal 55 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 3: riding a Harley, there's got to be a few bikes 56 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 3: in there. Make so you do you still ride? 57 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 2: I've still got. 58 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 3: That tucked in the garage and when it's warm enough 59 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 3: I can get out and about. 60 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: So Pete Livingston isn't the only local principal who's a 61 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: wild hog. 62 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 3: No, no, but you know, Pete and I might have 63 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 3: that discussion when he gets a Harley here, he'll be okay, but. 64 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: Oh he's not an official hog. 65 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: Oh no, no he's not. But you get Pete in 66 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: and we'll have a jet. 67 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: Well that's brilliant. So it's not just for the petrol heads. 68 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: You're going to have a bit of a mum market 69 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: display there too. 70 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's the food vendors are all sold out which 71 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: is amazing, so there were plenty of food and things available. 72 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 3: There's still about five spaces left for anybody that wants 73 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 3: to sell their wares and we invite them to jump 74 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 3: on the page and have a look. 75 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 1: Is this a fundraiser for anything in particular at. 76 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 3: The moment without being too political, you know that schools 77 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 3: aren't funded as well as they need to be to 78 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 3: look after our children with needs and the things that 79 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 3: schools need to operate. So it is something in particular 80 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 3: that our school support group, the Old ptas people may 81 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 3: remember it, are raising funds for and they donate every 82 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: year to our school around ten to twelve thousand dollars 83 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 3: to support the programs in. 84 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: Play goes a long way revved up for the kids. 85 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: The Rakaire School Auto Fear ten Toll three at the 86 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: school grounds on Sunday. You can find more by searching 87 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: the Rekaire School Auto Fear on Facebook.