Olympic Opening Ceremony In New Zealand by Gabi https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6 en-us 2016-08-16 22:59:29 UTC 2026-01-03 06:50:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png Start gsummerfield https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118502954 Maori men and women come in on a waka, stadium filled with water. They come and huts appear, they start to work and play.]]> 2016-08-16 23:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118502954 Second Scene gsummerfield https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118503126 Captain James Cook and his crew come in on their big ship and try to take over. The stadium goes black.]]> 2016-08-16 23:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118503126 Third Scene gsummerfield https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118503259 The treaty of Waitangi being signed, the scene 'sinks' into the ground. Pakeha come off ships and start to build homes. Houses appear and people are dressed in 1860's clothing. 

]]> 2016-08-16 23:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118503259 Fourth Scene gsummerfield https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118503950 Lights move over to a gold mine, men working and the lights fade. Auckland buildings arise from the ground and Stan Walker sings Aotearoa.]]> 2016-08-16 23:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118503950 Fifth Scene gsummerfield https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118504759 Hundreds of performers, come and sing and perform Poi E, then disperse and Lorde comes out on a platform and sings 'Royals' while big floating puppets of pies, pavlova, fish and chips and Lewis Road Creamery chocolate milk float around the stadium.]]> 2016-08-16 23:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118504759 SezzyChicken https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118505352 2016-08-16 23:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118505352 Torch lighting sene SezzyChicken https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118505818 Dan Carter runs onto a field and kickes a flaming rugby ball lit up by the torch into a giant gumboot, with a red band and spotlights on it, that lights up in flames. Before this, the torch is seen on big screen being passed through iconic NZ landmarks, such as the L and P statue, and the Cromwell fruit. The torch is run into the stadium by John Key.]]> 2016-08-16 23:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118505818 Speaker gsummerfield https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118505994 Richie Mcaw talks about his rugby experiences and his World Cup and competition wins. He will talk about the Olympic values and how he uses them in his games.]]> 2016-08-16 23:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118505994 Message SezzyChicken https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118506753 That everyone is equal and the poor and rich unite as one.]]> 2016-08-16 23:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118506753 Country's entering SezzyChicken https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118506932 Robotic New Zealand native birds with a child sitting on the back of the bird, waving the next coming country's flag. The country's name will be attached to the front of the bird.]]> 2016-08-16 23:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118506932 Fire works SezzyChicken https://padlet.com/gsummerfield/8u16nx199zo6/wish/118507353 There will be two fire works displays one at the start of the ceremony and one at the end. The ones at the start will make the Olympic Rings  and also a lot of other plain fire works. For the second  desplay there will be a lot of fire works leading up to the big ending where there will be a fern and the New Zealand flag.

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