Our Trip to Paremata (Parliament)

Our new learning:

- David Carter is the Speaker of the house. He is the landlord of parliament and the only person that can sleep there.

- The Beehive is 10 stories tall.

- The Mace is 140cm long as is made of real gold and silver. It's currently worth $500,000.

- Helen Clark is New Zealand's first elected female prime minister.

- Parliament is made up of 4 main buildings. It's made from marble and there is real gold painted on top of some of the inside roof.

- The election is being held on the 20th of September.

- The Speaker is like the referee. 

- When you speak to John Key, you must use Prime Minister or Sir to address him.

- Parliament has 60 librarians. They have enough book shelving to hold books from Wellington to Paekakariki.

- Richard John Seddon the the Prime Minister for 13 years. There is a statue of him outside of Parliament.

- Parliament was build the same time the Titanic was built.

- Everything said in parliament is typed or recorded. Can you imagine if this was your job? 

AND...

- Out of 29 children who came to Parliament today, 22 are considering a job at parliament.