The Kiwi.
Operation Nest Egg All you want to know about kiwi.
Creatures of the night. bats, morepork, weta, native frogs, puriri moth, kauri snail and kakapo.
Facts for Kids - Bats, Kakapo, Takahe, Sea Lions, Kiwi, Black Robin, Yellow Eyed Penguin (Hoiho) and New Zealand Fur Seal.
Kiwi Conservation Club Take a look at Fact sheets.
Tongariro: A World Heritage. An awesome site.
Mac Donald's Rainforest (Auckland Zoo.)
Hector's Dolphin and Giant Weta.
Endangered Species. Unit plan.
Native Species Fact Sheets. (Scroll to the bottom of the page.)
New Zealand Native Plants andTrees
The Living Sea The Living Sea is the first in a series of resources about fish and fishing which supports level 2 and 3 of the Science and Technology Curriculum. It was developed and written by Classroom Teachers.
http://www.seafood.co.nz/School_Resources.htm
Click here to find curriculum links to Bees, Frogs, The Rock Pool, Social Studies unit, L 1 "Resources We Use to Build Homes," online activities for "The Little Yellow Digger," Penguins and Butterflies.
Insects
and Spiders in Aotearoa This site is especially for
primary students of years 2-6 and their teachers.
It provides:
*information about the insects and spiders found in New
Zealand/Aotearoa in an easy-to-use format.
*general information on insects and spiders suitable for levels 2 and
3 of the Science curriculum, "Making Sense of the Living World".
Stowaways Kids Page New Zealand is constantly under attack from aliens - not aliens from outer space but plants and animals from other countries. They hitch a ride into our country and then threaten our native plants and animals and the places they live.
Royal Albatross Colony at Taiaroa Head, Otago
