T1+Persuade

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__Monday 4th April__

LI To persuade or convince the council to do something about events in New Zealand

 __**Sharks In The Bay Of Plenty**__

 We **MUST** keep our people safe!

Hi, my name is Cody Jefferson, and I am writing this letter to keep our people safe when they go to the beach. Sharks are a BIG hazard. People are getting scared and less are coming to the beach. I have an idea that might stop sharks from coming to our beaches.

You need to put nets 500 - 1000 meters off the beach in the water which is an appropriate distance, because people swim all the way out to Rabbit Island. If you put the nets up these terrifying sharks could stop coming and scaring our people and tourists. If this idea works, our wonderful surfers, bathers, swimmers, and tourists will come to the beaches, and the Bay of Plenty will be a happy place to be. I also think we should have more alarm systems, more life-guards, more watch towers and more mega phones so life guards can get people out of the water quicker, and no one will get hurt. If nets get put up, everyone will be happy and know one will not have to worry about sharks coming to the Bay of Plenty. If I was the Prime Minister of New Zealand I would say it is compulsory to put nets up to stop sharks coming in to the beaches, and I bet you would do that very same thing. If you were relaxing in the water and a shark came along you wouldn’t you be extremely scared and want to get out of the water as fast as you could? I don’t want our beaches to shut down. I want them to stay open to the public because I love going the beach and going out into the awesome waves especially on a hot summers day when you can cool down in the water and run around in the nice sand instead of staying at home on your playstation or computer.

The main sharks coming to the beaches are the most dangerous sharks in the world… Great whites! Put nets up so they will stop coming and hurting our people!

Yours Sincerely Cody Jefferson 