Nicer Loos
Painter and assistant
Pink walls as requested
Painter's assistant checks out progress in the boys' toilets
Reporting about our toilets
"We have good news. Rimu toilets have been painted last weekend by Sophia's Dad. He volunteered to paint our toilets so they are nice for us to use.
The girls toilets have sparkly purple and pink walls with dark pink lipstick coloured doors. They are so beautiful, like a butterflies wings and glittery too. The boys colours are sparkly silver and blue walls with bright orange toilet doors.
When we walked in we were amazed. It was beautiful and shiney. It was light, bright and colourful. Our toilets are the best. We feel so much better and will use them now because they are user friendly. They look nice, smell nice and feel nice.
We are not going to do silly things in Rimu toilets again. The cleaners like how we use the toilets now.
We are proud because our toilets are not dark, dirty or yukky. The blue vinyl is coming in the holidays, so are the mirrors and
we have made made beautiful mosaic tiled signs for outside so we know which is the girls and boys."
From Jamal, age 8 and Sophia, age 8
A dance group
Chris opening our toilets
The feast
Rimu Toilet Report
"On the 23 and 24 September Sophia's Dad painted Rimu toilets. Sophia, her Mum and her brother Jack helped too.
When I first saw the girls toilets I was speechless, it was so glorious. It looked fun and ultra cool and beautiful. The colours are colourful and sparkly. It was so amazing and now we are happy to use the toilet anytime!
We have achieved our technology goal. We have been telling people what we are doing and asking experts for help."
By Helanya, age 8
Report for Techlink – 7 November
"Rimu Syndicate are so proud of their technology that has made Rimu toilets user friendly and hygienic. We decided to organise an opening to celebrate this work and had to plan what we were going to have at our opening and what we were going to do. We decided to have songs, speeches and a feast. We made a guest list and designed invitations. We had to arrange what to do first and list it on paper then we had to practise the ceremony.
At the opening we had a welcome speech and then we sang Rangikura e. We had a speech to thank all of the Experts who helped us achieve our technology. After we did our speeches to the helpers Petrina introduced Chris to come up and cut the ribbon going across the girls' and the boys' toilets. After that the boys stood up and Semisis and Leni led the haka. When we finished the haka, the Samoan boys did their dance. When the Samoan group had finished the Cook Island group danced, then the Tokelau group did their dance. It was really fun because all of us performed in front of our guests. When the Tokelau group finished we showed our guests the toilets. After the ceremony we had karakias from Jack, Meri, and Petrina and our guests and all of us had some kai. Everyone enjoyed our celebration and best of all the toilets smell nice, look nice, and feel nice to use every day. We know we have made a difference for all the children in Rimu Syndicate.
From all of us in Rimu Syndicate
