WinterLearningJourney ( All About Pure New Zealand ) Day 3 Wild Eyes

Day #3: Wild Eyes

You have now woken up after a long, comfortable sleep at your hotel in Dargaville. You’re ready for another day of adventuring! Today, you will drive around the North island and be introduced to amazing animals that live here in New Zealand. Some are native and some are non-native. Native animals are animals that normally live in New Zealand. Non-native animals are animals that were brought into New Zealand from another country. Examples of native New Zealand animals are the kakapo, the kiwi, the kea parrot, the yellow eyed penguin and the pekapeka bat.

http://www.kiwidaydreaming.com/p/new-zealand-maps.html

Activity 1: Curious Kiwi, a native New Zealand bird, is your tour guide for today. He is going to take you to visit the Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park where many of his aunties and uncles currently live. The bird park is a five hour drive from Dargaville so you hit the road right after breakfast and arrive in Otorohanga at lunch time. As you walk through the birdhouse you learn about the work being done to conserve and protect the native birds of New Zealand. You decide to help out by ‘adopting’ a native animal. Visit the ‘Adopt a Critter page’ on the Otorohanga bird house website to choose one animal to adopt. On your blog, tell us the name of the animal that you chose and a little bit about them. What kind of animal are they? What do they eat? Where do they normally live? You can use Google to help you with your research.

http://www.newzealand.com/int/plan/business/otorohanga-kiwi-house-and-native-bird-park/

What Animal i have picked : A Kiwi

Its Kingdom : Animalia             

Its Phylum : Chordata 

Its Class : Aves

Its Order : Struthioniformes

Its Family: Apterygidae

Its Genus : Apteryx       

Scientific Name : Actinidia Deliciosa

Type : Bird

Diet : Omnivore

Size Hight : 25cm - 45cm ( 9.8in - 17in )

Wing Span : 40cm - 60cm (15.7in - 23.6in )

Weight : 1 . 3kg - 3.3kg (2.6lbs - 7.3lbs )

Top Speed : 19km/h (12mph )

Life Span 8 - 12 years

LifeStyle : Solitary

Conservation Sataus : Threatened

Colour : Brown , Grey , White 

Skin Type : Feathers 

Favoutive Food :Worms

Habitat : Forests and Dense Woodland

Average Clutch Size :5

Main Prey : Worms , Insects , Spiders and Fruits

Predators : Foxes , Dogs , Cats 

Distinctive Features : Round Body and Long Sharp and Straight Beaks

Activity 2: After your great visit to the Otorohanga bird house it is time to hop back onto the bus and head towards the Hawke’s Bay – your resting place for the evening. Hawke’s Bay is a beautiful region of New Zealand. It is known for its wineries and gorgeous scenery. When you arrive in Napier, the largest city in the region, you go for a walk through Waitangi Regional Park and notice that many of the leaves on the native trees have been damaged. Curious Kiwi tells you that they were damaged by possums, non-native predators, from Australia. People in New Zealand are working hard to trap and kill these predators. Their goal is to remove all of the possums (and other predators) by 2050. Go to the ‘Predator Free 2050 website’ to read more about their work.

On your blog, tell us whether you agree that New Zealand should be predator free. In your opinion, is it right to kill all of the predators (eg. possums) or should we just leave them alone? On your blog tell us what you think and give us, at least, three reasons why you think this way.

Reason Number 1 - I think you should 'nt kill Possums because Possums did nothing towards people.

Reason Number 2 - New Zealand should leave all Possums alone because there just Predators but do nothing but just take care of there own Family's

Reason Number 3 - Possums are Possum that try's to get food and shelter and care for them self and family 's.

       

WinterLearningJourney ( All About Pure New Zealand ) Day 1

Day 1: 100% PURE New Zealand  

                                

Well, the time has now come! School’s out for the holidays and your tour of New Zealand is about to begin. I hope that you are ready and excited! Curious Kiwi certainly is – he can’t wait to start the Great Kiwi Road Trip! Before you all hit the road, let’s take a minute to review some key facts about New Zealand.

Activity 1:  Go to the Tourism New Zealand website and click on the ‘Facts - New Zealand People’ tab. Read about the people of New Zealand and then choose three interesting facts to post on your blog. The facts must be written in your own words. Do not simply copy and paste the facts from the website☺

Fact Number 1 -  New Zealand has become a population , using some unique features to make it a better World to live in .

Fact Number 2 - With all different kind's of Cultures like Maori, European, Pacific Islanders and Asian cultures that is all mixed in New Zealand and it doesn't really matter what Culture you are .

Fact Number 3 - For the same reason that many different kinds of visitors come to New Zealand and most\some Kiwis have passion for outdoors .

Activity 2: Your tour of New Zealand is going to start right here in Auckland. Watch the Tourist video for Auckland to learn about the awesome things that you can see and do in the city. Once you’ve finished, choose your favourite five activities from the video and list them on your blog.

• Number 1 Fav - Auckland is the Perfect Base from which to explore the seen coasted-line
• Number 2 Fav - Enjoy the Beach at Mission Bay Beach
• Number 3 Fav - Going to the Auckland Zoo
• Number 4 Fav - Going to Rainbow Ends
• Number 5 Fav - Going to Mt Eden Mountain to the View of Auckland City

Bonus Activity: Now it’s time to start your tour! Curious Kiwi decides to start by taking you on a short tour through downtown Auckland. You stop at the Sky Tower, the tallest building in all of New Zealand. When you look up, you see a huge New Zealand flag on the top of the tower. This flag was created back in 1902. That makes the New Zealand flag 115 years old!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_New_Zealand#/media/File:Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg

Last year, the Prime Minister of New Zealand suggested that we should replace the flag with a new, updated design. He invited everyone in New Zealand to come up with their own flag design and submit it.

For this activity, it is your turn to design a new flag. Use any drawing programme that you wish.  Once you have finished, post a copy of your design on your blog. Describe the flag, in words, below the picture. Be sure to tell us what is on the flag and what inspired your design.  

This is my Flag that i have created so what i did first was to put New Zealand in a big word and coloured Black for the inside and red for the outline then i putted 7 dark blue stars repersent the 7 stars of the sisters of Matariki and for the top left cornner i have putted a Southern Cross in green because it stand for the Earth and i put blue as its background  because it stands for Sea and Sky and putted NZ for New Zealand and i have putted in the top right Cornner ESS stands for Earth , Sea and Sky and putted a S pattern below it and this flag is part of the Bonus Activity .