A doctor from nearby Waitakere
Was one day indicted for quackery,
For that medical cynic
Had nought in his clinic
But novels by Dickens and Thackery
2nd Prize
Nick Alexander
There was a young sport from Waitakere
Whose showing in Athens drew mockery
But in spite of the jeers
He turned hisses to cheers
When he blew them away with his haka-ry
3rd Prize
Wendy Morris
A couple of West Auckland lovers
Had thought that they needed no covers
They had fun on the beach
Till one let out a screech
"There's a bloody hang-glider above us!!"
Highly Commended
Christopher Penk
Everyone from Alice to Zachary
Would swear til they're blue and blackery
That great growths of greenery
(if you know what I meanery)
Wind wonderfully within Waitakere
Highly Commended
Rebecca Manners
There was a young man from out west
who loved V8 cars the best
his haircut was "mullet"
and Lion Red, he did scull it
dressed up in his black leather vest.
Highly Commended
Shirley Duke
There's no gnomes in the homes of Waitakere
and we'd much prefer juice to a dacquiri
but we treasure our green
and the bits inbetween
even though, in mid-winter, it's muckery
Highly Commended
Monica Ayers
There was a young lass from Glen Eden
Who rang up the Council a 'pleadin'
"I'm surrounded by poo,
I don't know what to do!"
They said "Easy, just stop your duck feedin'!!"
Teens
1st Prize
Erika Anderson
As the sun sets over the ponga fronds
You can hear all the different songs
The songs of the sea, the Morepork's cries
The songs of tui's, woodpigeons and silvereye's
The harmony made as the shadows grow long
2nd Prize
Richard Stowers
There once was a girl from the library,
She supported Highbury
She went to a game,
Her team lost in shame
Poor little girl from the library
3rd Prize
Charlotte Fleeetwood-Smith
This very special place is very dear to me
Where the rivers gently flow and the birds whisper secretly
The strong harekeke silently grows strong
As many bulbs of flowers break the Earth's soil as rhythmically as a
song
This place is West Auckland where rainbows glisten proud of the land of
prosperity that is Waitakere
Children
1st Prize
Kamaea-Jan Ngawaka
Pomaria School is the best,
The School that will pass any test,
The teachers are cool,
We ain't got a pool,
But we think we're the best in the West!
2nd Prize
Nellie-Grace Parata
Waitakere City has it all,
Not only the big but the small
There's West Wave pools,
And fantastic schools,
But the best thing to me is the mall.
3rd Prize
Haylee Hunter
In a school called Marina View
There is a mural that is quite new
The teachers are real smart
They like us to take part
That's why all the kids know what to do
3rd Prize
Samantha Knight
I went to the Waitakere fair
There was candy floss everywhere
It tasted very sweet
But some fell on my feet
And I also got some in my hair
Highly Commended
Perry Max Wilton
There was a young man from the west
Who was sent on a difficult quest
to save all the trees
he did so with ease
The green-fingered man from the west
Highly Commended
Neve Baker
Our beaches are covered in sparkling black sand,
On the east coast it's white and boring and bland
Our birds are amazing
Their numbers are raising
Living in Waitakere is grand
