Join us each day at 12pm on Facebook and on this blog post (between 1-12 Dec) for the next reveal, and to sing along 🎵🎶🎄 On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me… A native pōhutukawa tree On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me… Two tī […]
By Sam from Kaipara Harbour A month ago, a bird started to make a nest in our letterbox. She laid four eggs. Last week they hatched and are growing well.
Story and Illustrations by Luna (age 11) from KCC Wellington Tuesday, 8th October, 2019 Dear Diary,Today I had… [Hoki! Do you HAVE to walk on top of me at 5 o’clock in the morning, every day?!] Hoki is my kākāpō. She ALWAYS walks on top of me to wake me up so I can give […]
By Ruben (age 11) Yesterday I spotted this cute couple. I notices one of them was shuffling towards the other one trying to get closer.
By Lily (age 9) from Wellington KCC Hi my name is Lily. I love walks and adventures. I like adventures because you can find new things and you can do it with your family. In the holidays I went to Bluff Hill, or Motupōhue in Te reo Māori.It was fun. It was about a 1-hour […]
By Lachaidh (age 11) from Duvauchelle. Kererū class from Duvauchelle Primary School went to Pohatu Penguins Reserve in Flea Bay to start a new Penguin colony. Trip 1 To make the colony we needed to build and place nesting boxes. We got there and our groups started to build. We got the wood which was […]
By Nate (age 8) from KCC Southland We started the night making seed balls from clay and seeds and dirt to throw out in our garden so they will grow into a native tree. Then we played tag outside on the wet grass and looked through a telescope. We made some art out of things […]
Here is an easy glue recipe that you can make to stick together your paper projects. It’s more sustainable that using PVA and gluestick, as it contains no plastic. Recipe: 1 cup flour 2 cups water 1 teaspoon of salt to prevent mold. Extra tip: To make a thick paste, you might want to warm it up […]
By Ruben (age 11) I got lucky enough to see this amazing kererū chick. It was sitting up in a pūriri tree eating berries when I spotted it. It was one of the cutest things I have ever seen. When I see something like this I just have to share […]
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