Whangarei
Whangarei is a small city in the North Island of New Zealand and has a population of 76,995 people. This city is located in Northland a 2- hour drive from Auckland. It is on the [...]
Remember The Holidays
Remember when it was my birthday and we went to the pools and went swimming in the chilly wave pool and slid down the slippery slides? That was the holidays. Remember when I had [...]
Wetapunga
Wetapunga which means ‘God Of Ugly Things’ is one of the biggest insects on earth and is endemic to NZ. They are a very heavy insect and weigh about 35 grams. They have [...]
Challenge
A challenge is something that is not so easy at first but if you have a growth mindset and put your mind to it you will be able to complete your challenge. My challenge [...]
Remember The Holidays
Remember when we hurried to get into the Gondola pod and quaking with fear as we went up so high? That was my holiday! Remember Velocity Valley and going super fast through the water on [...]
Remember When
Remember when I was going with the neighbours to kill some sheep at 6:30 in the morning. That was the holidays. I wrapped myself in warm clothes like gloves and a beanie and boots. [...]
The Weta
The Weta are a really heavy insect. In fact, it's one of the heaviest!. The Weta may look like an average revolting grasshopper but you can tell the difference because the Weta has curved horns [...]
Hoiho
Hoiho is the yellow-eyed penguin that is mostly found in New Zealand. Hoiho are grey and have these really distinctive eyes. They are 65 centimetres tall and their weight is 5 to 6 Kgs. They [...]
Bird Feeders
For the last three weeks of Term 3 Ruma Toru are learning some facts about birds so of course we had to make something! Our effort to feed the birds consisted of open pine cones [...]
Karearea
A Karearea is a fierce hunter and it is an endemic NZ bird. Karearea has sharp claws and very very good eyesight. They have black eyes and fluffy feathers with white dots. They have brown feathers [...]
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