Recount by Nikki Manson, Adam Kitchen and Tanya Divekar

Our hearts thudded with excitement. It was the 1st of June. The Enviro-Team had to go to the Hutt City Council Chambers. As each person started to arrive, the others waited patiently outside the building. Children were getting restless, and adults were chatting as usual. After we got in, we waited for ten minutes. It sounded like monkeys were having a wrestling match.

The reason we were there was because of a house in Percy’s Reserve, right next to the Dowse to Petone Interchange, which was currently not being used. Some staff of the Council wanted to use it as an Enviro House. The house would educate the public on how to be environmentally friendly in their own home.

As soon as the meeting began, the chairman made each of us introduce ourselves. Not long afterward, we read our speeches, encouraging the council to fund the Enviro House. All were really good speeches. We were very positive that we would get the Enviro House. After our speeches, other members of the council and the public shared their presentations.

After them, the chairman asked the councilors if they approved of the Enviro House, and they did. We had won the Enviro House! When the meeting had finished, a reporter looted three people’s speeches to put into the Hutt News. Jessica Huijink from room 3, Tanya from room 1, and Jessica Rees-malloch from room 4. Over all, the meeting was extremely interesting. It was a new experience for all us kids. We all left the building with smiles on our faces. The Enviro House was ours!

Here is Tanya Devekar (speaking) and Jessica Rees-Malloch (behind the microphone) at the council chambers....and here is the Envirohouse!