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Tuatara

By Bronson

Tuatara have lived over thousands of years that is when dinosaurs were around.

Food  

Tuatara eat wetas, earthworms and spiders.

Enemy

The tuataras  enemy is a rat. The rat’s and possum’s steal the tuataras egg’s.

Habitat

The tuataras burrow is a hole in the ground. The tuatara sometimes shares its burrow with a bird such as a petrel.

Colour

Tuatara can be black, red, brown, light gray and light brown. You can only find Tuatara in New Zealand, pet shop’s, zoo’s and in the wild.

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Possums

By Lucy

   

Possums are a pest in New Zealand. They are native to Australia and were brought to New Zealand in 1858.

Bovine TB

TB is the worst part of a possums. Cows and deer get it from sick possums. Farmers hate this disease, when an animal gets this disease they get very sick and will almost die. The government pays lots of money for poison to be laid to kill the possums.

Baby possums

Baby possums may look cute and cuddly, but you are being fooled. A possum is normally pregnant in April to March. When a baby possum is born they are the size of a bee. They drink milk and live in a pouch this makes them marsupial. Twins are very rare which is very good because new possums are born every year, and if they were all twins, we would have heaps! In six months they are the size of an adult and still ride on their mothers back.

Pests

Possums were brought to New Zealand in 1858 for their fur. 70 Million possums are out there killing Kiwis and other birds, and also eating eggs. Unfortunately the traps people put out can also kill kiwis.

When you are next out in the bush at night take a gun and look out for the red eyes because they are the naughty  little possums.

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Tui

By Tara

The Tui is native to New Zealand it is also a very good singer. The Tui is the first to sing in the morning and last in the evening.

Description

A Tui is completely black apart from their neck that has a tuft of white feathers that pokes out like a lump on your throat and a wing feather which is also white. Tui’s also have a tongue like a brush to soak up all the nectar out of the flowers.

Food

Tui’s drink kowhai nectar which is as sweet as honey, they also drink nectar plants like flax and puriri. They eat fruit plants but they mostly drink nectar.

Threats

Do you want to keep Tui’s alive? Then don’t let possums, cats, rats, magpies, weasels, stoats, and ferrets near them. All these predators do a lot of damage, and they also steal eggs from their nests!

Habitat

Tui’s are found in parks, gardens and forests which are mainly in the North Island. They are also found by their favourite nectar plants like flax, kowhai, rewarewa, pohutukawa and lots lots more.

Next time you want to see a Tui come to New Zealand and go to the native reserves or you may even see Tui’s in your backyard.

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Glow worms

by Jorja

Intro

What are glow worms? Did you know that the New Zealand and Australian glow worms are maggots of special kind of fly known as a fungus gnat?

Description

When you go into limestone caves, look out for glow worms they look like stars shining in the night sky. On their tails they carry a bright green chemical which attracts midges and other small insects.

Did you know that they are not worms, they are beetles?

Habitat

You may have seen glow worms in limestone caves and damp places, you can  in also find them in dark shady parts of the bush. Look for their bright green lights when it is dark.

Food

When an insect is caught by the glow worm the larva emerges from its tube, hauls in the line, bites the insect, then eats it!

Conclusion

Next time when you are in a limestone cave or in the dark shady parts of the bush when it is dark, look for glow worms and their AWESOME green lights.

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Kiwi

By Jaimee

This bird is special to New Zealanders. It is just one of the native birds of our country.

Description

The Kiwi has a long beak which is used for eating it’s favourite food which is earthworms. They also have little dark eyes.

Threats

Due to them falling prey to dogs, stoats, rats and other animals.These animals are threats because they can kill the Kiwi and eat their eggs.

Eggs

Breeding begins in winter for the brown Kiwi and in spring for the little spotted Kiwi. The Kiwi egg is 12 to 13 centimetres long. Only one egg can be incubated at a time.

While you are in New Zealand come and see the Kiwis at Mount Bruce and local zoos, and if you are really quiet you might be able to to see them in the bush.

Quick Write

Once upon a time there was a king a very rich king but he was also very selfish. One day he decided to make a money floor so he ordered all his servants to star placing down money on his living room floor. He did this because he wanted to show off how rich he was.
by Hannah

Now I am a millionaire I feel like making a carpet out of my millionaire coins.

Posted by Ms A for Leiana

Caption It!

This is my baby dinner roll! (Devon)

Massage time (Aramona)

Best friends in the world (Kaiden)

Mmm, baby meat (Olly)

Finally, a soft pillow (Olly)

Oh my that’s a fat baby (Thomas H.)

Get this baby off me! (George)

You are now MY pillow dog. Ha, ha, ha (Devon)

Nice and snugly (Lucy)

Oh gosh, why is this on me? (Jaimee)

He’s as snug as a bug in a rug (Jack)

I’m afraid to move (Devon)

Is it naps, naps yet? (Olly)

Quick Write

Creek, went the swaying brown long bridge, as the people marched inside then like a flash of lighting the string snapped.

Posted by Kristen 

WALT...quick write

GO Barry you can beat Fried.Go Barry yes you scored 2 1 to Barry he is the winner of  elephant  Fifa Football finals yes I said he won the peanut  trophy.Posted by Thomas.

Elephant Soccer at Auckland Zoo

Quick Write

"NO NO, don't touch me" I screamed, as big hands came around my belly.
"year, don't push too hard I just drank a lot of water! Oops too late" now there is water on the floor.
"No No don't put me in there ahhhh" I screamed. SPLASH "ohhh arrr, that nice, hey who turned on the bubbles"

Publish by Jade

Quick Write

As my little sister was skipping down the hallway in bare feet singing I was in my room finishing my homework. I suddenly heard a loud high pitched scream I ran out of my room as fast as I could. There lying in front of me was my little sister on the ground clutching her foot and wailing like a baby because she had a pin in her foot.  by Hannah

Quick write

"Ah I can get used to this" said Jerry. " No, water is my worst fear except drinking of course" said Barry. " That's it I can drink it all but I would need to pee of course!!!"

By Jack