16th of January 2021 – Blog post submitted by Beatrice On a cloudy but calm lunchtime a great group of KCCers met at the Warrington Playground, to explore the rich environment of Blueskin Bay – Māori occupied this area since 1350 AD (I read in the history book Blueskin Days), probably for the very good […]

Kia ora! I am Ezra, for Christmas I received a membership for Kiwi Conservation Club. I can’t wait to make a bird feeder! I drew this picture with the stickers, I like the stickers too! I also found a worm in my chicken nest box. I don’t think it is a native worm like the […]

By Maggie (aged 8) Late one afternoon, me and my sister and brother were exploring the garden as it was getting dark. My sister and I heard our little brother yelp. We ran back to him and then I saw what he had seen! I yelped too and jumped back. A wētā! Wow! We have […]

By Beatrice (age 10) My family and I went to Tāwhanui for a bushwalk in the rain. We saw a saddleback with a fantail following close behind when we were there. We also saw a couple of fantails and lots of pūkeko. When we were looking in a cave we saw a little blue penguin […]

By Chester (aged 6) My younger sister and I love to play at a bike park down by the beach. There is a stormwater drain next to it that we love to explore. We noticed lots of rubbish around the tracks and at the drain. So, we got some bags and filled them up. It […]

By Helena (age 8) from Nelson. Me and Mum like to volunteer as Campground Hosts and Hut Wardens at Nelson Lakes National Park. In February, me and Mum were the hut wardens at Blue Lake, Rotomairewhenua We went on a fizz boat to Sabine Hut. We had to walk through lots of storm damage. Lots […]

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 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 […]

By Frankie (7) and Lucy (5) We started off on a walk in the reserve near our house with our dog Sundae.  The creek had been high because of the rain.  Mum saw some rubbish and said, “We should pick up some rubbish for our KCC 30-things competition!” and ran home to get some rubbish bags.  […]