trip to Tane Mahuta

New Zealand has many unique native fish, insects, birds, lizards and frogs. Our only native mammals are bats and marine mammals.

The herpetofauna animal group includes and reptiles. New Zealand has tuatara, geckos, skinks, and four species of native frogs.


facts about geckos
Geckos are able to vocalize and many New Zealand species produce a chirping sound. Green geckos are quite loud for their size and produce a sound more like a ‘bark’ 
Geckos have sticky feet their toes are covered with microscopic hairs that allow them to climb sheer surfaces and even walk upside down across the ceiling.

Keakare beach

In 1993, Jane Campion’s Oscar Winning The Piano made Karekare an international star, with everyone talking about the beautiful black-sand.

Karekare beach is located on Auckland's west coast between Piha in the north and Whatipu in the south.

It is a 50 minute drive from downtown Auckland and a 20 minute drive from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

One of Auckland's most spectacular beaches and wilderness areas, and part of the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, Karekare offers excellent surf, walking and picnicking.

Swimmers are advised to only swim between the flags.

Karekare waterfall, known by the Kawerau people as ‘Te Ahoaho' or ‘pendulous white thread', is nestled a short walk from the main beach arrival area.

New, New zealand

I choose black to represent the all backs I also choose blue to represent the ocean and the red to represent the poppy from the war.

Tour of New Zealand

1. One point five Million people live in south west auckland it is the most popular city.
2. Auckland has more boats then anywhere else in the world.
3. Auckland's biggest landmark is Ragitoto island which can be seen from all over the city.
4. Auckland has Modern malls spacious urban parks and plenty of culture.
5. The most characteristic building on Auckland waterfront is the Edwardian-style ferry terminal.

New Zealand People

Early Voyagers

Over four hundred years before Christopher Columbus and the rest of Europe worried about falling off the edge of the world, Maori people voyaged thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean in small canoes, they became the first inhabitants of New Zealand. 

tamarereti

         this is my animation about tamarereti's Maori mirth please click to watch

Ra-hi the Maori girl

Today I read a book about a Maori myth it was an very cool book we had to do an activity about the book my teacher had made some words about the story and we had to put it in the right spot then we had to right one sentence about why we put the words there here is what i have done.