Mt. Maunganui COVID-19 Ambassadors
Elijah
The poster I have created is a poster used to encourage and educate people on how important the vaccine is to get on top of COVID-19. This has been shown through the vaccine dripping out of the syringe and covering the disease. This is a metaphor for the work that the vaccination is doing for the health of the wider community.
Rhys-Rahera
Malo e lelei, my kaupapa for my poster is for more pacific islanders to get the vaccine and to prevent more covid-19 cases from increasing in our community. As a Pacific Islander myself, this poster will hopefully get other Pacific islander teens to get their vaccines, not just for themselves self but for their families too.
Nga mihi nui.
Kirshay
The poster I have drawn is about covid-19 in Fiji and how we could combat it. This ideology revolves around our Fijian people, showcasing the two people from the two largest ethnic indigenous groups in Fiji( I-taukei and Indo-Fijian), along with a child which represents the Melanesian genetics, shown via the eye colour and the hair. Altogether these three people represent one family which is what we Fijians are, one big vulave/pariwar (meaning family).
The notes surrounding them explain why it is important for us to get vaccinated. The answer is for the safety of our families, our people. In my consideration Fiji is the most diverse South Pacific nation, hence I have taken most of the key aspects of our vanua(land) such as the mountains, rivers, coconut trees and our beloved Fiji flag to wrap all of the ideas together.
The borders are traditional I-taukei designs, similar to other islands but yet unique. I have placed integrated a section of the border design, with a Chinese design. This is because, Fiji has a long history with Chinese immigrants that date prior to indentured labourship. In the borders there are united two very important religious signs which signifies the hindu and muslim population and lifestyle in Fiji, unlike post parts of our world, in Fiji hindus and muslims have always assimilated, integrated, and coexisted together peacefully without any bloodshed and riots.
English, binds us all together, pretty much like maori, Itaukei language is written is English alphabets and people use English to communicate with each other, although we might speak each others tongues. The reason different papers were glued and used was to follow the 3R’S as before covid-19, climate change was our threat and appears to still be the case. Hence reusing papers , brings back the idea of strong emphasis we have in Fiji to fight against climate change.
In conclusion, unlike any other Pacifica country, Fiji is really diverse, hence putting everyone together would probably cause me to join endless amounts of paper together. I have done whatever I could in the allocated timeframe to put the basics of covid-19 prevention and its importance is related strongly with our people, our god our land. Which is what the saying underneath the the child concludes,”Noqu Kalou, Noqu vanua,” has always been a famous saying in Fiji, which means my god , my land.
Winning posters have been on display on the school’s website and distributed across their newsletters. Further afield, posters are on display at:
Pacific Island Community Trust (Tauranga) AvaNui Pasifika
562 Cameron Road, Tauranga South, Tauranga 1260a Cameron Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga
HBU Mobile Youth Health Clinic Te Tomika Trust
run by Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Trust (TRONIT). 60 Grace Road, Tauranga South, Tauranga