Nate, Isabel and Sima - Ashburton College

Nate Woods, Isabel Wang and Sima Makaui from Ashburton College were in to share their recent achievements in performing arts, rugby league and shooting. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I've got some students in from Ashburton College and soon

(00:03):
to be head students, Nate Woods. How's the exams going?

Speaker 2 (00:09):
It's going all right.

Speaker 1 (00:10):
Okay, well you're not Nate, you're Isabelle. Hello. Hi, it's
nice to hear from you, though, Isabelle. Okay, we're gonna
we're gonna get to you.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
Yeah, it's it's been going all right. I'd be lying
if I said I wasn't a little bit slack.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
Are you a kramer? I'm a bit of a grammar
You know what helps her?

Speaker 2 (00:29):
There?

Speaker 1 (00:29):
I read this yesterday. Dark chocolate. Apparently it's the flavonoids
and dark chocolate that helps with the short term memory,
pushing stuff to the long term right, and the processing
of knowledge. So there you go. When you're sitting in
the because that's what I used to do as well,
sitting in the corridor before the exam, you've still got
all the text books and you've frantically flicking through your nose,
be smashing that chocolate. Bro right, Well, mamma, if you're listening,

(00:52):
supplies please right, let's pass the mic to Isabell Wang. Hello. Hello, So,
outside of all the exam excitement, you've been kicking some
goals in the world of performing arts over label weekends.
You were up in Palmerston, North of all places. What
was this?

Speaker 2 (01:09):
So that was for the National Young Performer Awards run
by pac Hands, and yeah it was really great. I
entered into the musical theater category and the speech and
Drama category, and for musical theater I made it to
the semi finals, and then for speaking drama I got
third place overall out of how many out of I

(01:30):
think there were twenty four from around the country for
that one.

Speaker 1 (01:33):
And this is like the beast of the best, Yes,
the real stars. Yeah, well you've been a star on
the rise for a while now, so that's rather exciting.
Do you take drama as the subject?

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Yes, for sure.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Is it still an exam?

Speaker 2 (01:46):
Yep, got one today this afternoon.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Yes, oh good luck. Wow, so you must be stoved.
And then somebody else that we've got in studio here
as well is a seema good morning to you, Good morning,
and this is a radio debut I understand or congratulations.

Speaker 3 (02:04):
Hey.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
So from the big stage to the big field. You're
a league players, I understand, and tell us about which
team do you play for?

Speaker 4 (02:13):
So first I started at Hornby and after the season finished,
we had a child game Childcavery.

Speaker 1 (02:21):
That's the balls.

Speaker 4 (02:22):
Yeah yeah, And after like five weeks of training, the
head down to to have a tournament and so we
faced off like teams from around the South Island, like
a Targo, West Coast, Yeah, Nelson and Araka. And after
that there would be a tournament tip and I got

(02:43):
selected for it.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Is there something that's organized by the Warriors up the
wars Oh my gosh. And with all that, so you
were unbeaten through that tournament, is that right?

Speaker 4 (02:53):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (02:54):
Wow?

Speaker 1 (02:54):
And then through that there's like talent scouts from the
Warriors that keep an eye out to offer some extra opportunities. Yes,
So has anything come from there?

Speaker 4 (03:03):
Yeah? So I recently just played under fifteen Warriors tournament.
Ah again last week on Saturday against there is another
competition called pac so we first had a team from there. Yeah,
that's all.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
Wow, what a cool opportunity. What position do you play?

Speaker 4 (03:25):
I play wing?

Speaker 1 (03:26):
I see you're pretty quick.

Speaker 4 (03:28):
Right on?

Speaker 1 (03:29):
Nay. Is there anything else that's lined up from all this?

Speaker 4 (03:33):
No, just have some I think we have like trainings
with some coaches from the Warriors, and that's just it.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
Wow. How cool to have your name on the radar
that way, watch this space and on the sport front
super super quick. Back to yourself here soon to be
his student tonight. Congratulations to you as I understand that
the Oraki Sport Towards were held recently and you were
named tops Sportsman of the Year. I was, yes, congratulations,

(04:02):
So what's this for?

Speaker 3 (04:04):
So I am really involved with small ball rifle shooting
on the.

Speaker 1 (04:07):
Front page of the Courier about six months ago, Yes, yeah,
it was.

Speaker 3 (04:10):
Yeah, there was also for a small boar. Yeah, it's
been gone. Well, it's went really really well this season
and I've managed to make for New Zealand teams, which
is really awesome.

Speaker 1 (04:22):
Yeah, So what's that mean?

Speaker 3 (04:24):
So I went to loads of competitions that got me
a ranking for the entire South Island and then I
made the South Island teams and then I went to
a competition in Nelson where I shot reasonably well on
the day it made some teams for New Zealand.

Speaker 1 (04:41):
Do you travel with your own rifle?

Speaker 3 (04:42):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (04:43):
Is that logistically challenging?

Speaker 3 (04:45):
It is slightly yes, yeah yeah, but we managed just fine.

Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah, I bet there's got whe's the skill in small
ball rifle shooting, the ability to keep so still.

Speaker 3 (04:57):
Yeah, yeah, it's pretty tough. It's a big mental challenge
because of course, if you don't shoot the shot right,
then that's your entire car gone.

Speaker 1 (05:06):
So wow, congratulations to you mate. Look at all these
goals that are being kicked by the high achievers at
Ashputin College. Really appreciate you coming on by a team
and sharing in the achievements.