know our Executive Principal just that little bit better,” says Ben. New Zealand’s youngest MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, was their second subject. “She’s a young leader in our country, who is very admirable and she is really into connecting with youth,” says Angad. “We took a stab in the dark and saw on her social media that she was coming to Christchurch.” “We flicked her a message and she said she’d do it,” says Ethan. Encouraged by their success, the boys had David Seymour, Leader of ACT New Zealand, lined up before the Covid-19 measures were enforced. Now they are setting their sights on Max Key. “He would be the ultimate success. For our generation, he’s like a big influence on our lives,” says Ethan. “We’ve been trying to reach out and we think he might have finally come home to New Zealand.” They’re also narrowing their search for Guy Williams, “New Zealand’s foremost comedian.”
“This has all become a lot bigger than we expected. We know through this process that we’re going to pick up skills that will be useful to us in the future, but at the moment it’s a productive hobby. We’ve got our foot in the door – who knows what’s going to happen,” says Angad.
Securing each guest, they’re finding, is the most time-consuming part of the whole exercise. And they acknowledge that reaching out to prominent New Zealanders is teaching them new skills in itself. The trio is planning on “going on the road” later this year to interview people who are too busy to come to Christchurch, and they are hoping to find some sponsorship and a van to do so. The College Project is growing by the week.
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