Survival

Once upon a time a kiwi went walking and it found a beetle and ate it. Kiwi are cute and nice. Kiwi cannot fly so they live on the ground. Kiwi live in New Zealand and in the forest.

By Jakeb.

Kiwi are endangered birds. There aren’t many of them. They are brown and white. Kiwi eat worms. They have short wings and they can’t fly.

By Lucy.

THE KIWI

A kiwi has a long beak and claws. When they come out, day or night? Night. What kiwis eat – they eat worms. Have you seen one? I have seen one at Orana Park zoo and I got to pick it up. It felt soft.

By Kortney.

Once there was a kiwi called Kiwi. His habitat was a burrow!!! In his spare time he liked to play with his and his wife’s babies. He eats worms. His friends are… the tui, his wife, their babies and the tuatara family.

The babies like to play tag with a ball. The adults like to cool down in ocean. Every adult animal helps to cook the worms into pancakes. The tuatara family went really deep. “Oh no” said the tuis. “Where are the tuatara family?” The tuatara family were really deep in the ocean. Everyone pulled and pulled. “Hi” they said. “Hi” said everyone. “Are you OK?” asked Kiwi. “Yes” said the tuatara family.

By Beth.

KEA

Kea are endangered birds.  Kea have beautiful feathers. They are great flyers. They eat berries. They lay eggs. Kea have many enemies. Possums, wild cats, also rats and stoats are still getting the kea.

By Lucy

ALBATROSS

Albatrosses are endangered. People are trying to save them. I like albatrosses. They glide on the wind. My Dad has seen an albatross. I think that the white on their wings is pretty. They are 3 metres.

By Makylah.

TUI

Tui have some white. They like to eat honey. They are special to New Zealand. I think they are special too because they are blue.

By Joseph.

WHIO

Blue ducks have a Maori name. It is Whio. The weasels eat the whio’s eggs. They are blue, white and red and they have tags on them. A blue duck is blue, that’s why it’s called a Whio.

By Charlotte.

KIWI FACTS

·      Kiwi have wee stumps of wings on the side.

·      People are trying to save the kiwi.

·      Some kiwi are black and some are brown.

·      Kiwi chicks are black.

·      On the end of the kiwi’s beak there is a nob.

By Toby.

One day a kiwi said “I wish I could fly”. So he asked tuatara. “Tuatara can you help me?” he said sadly. “No, I can’t fly either” tuatara said, “but ask flying lizard”. “Flying lizard can you help me?” “No, because your special species can’t fly. You don’t have wings”. “OK”.

By Tyler.

One day a Kiwi went for a hunt for berries. He could not find any. “Oh no” said Kiwi, “where can I find some berries?”… Then he nearly got eaten by a Hawk. But he ate a bug because the Hawk was his friend. “Sorry Kiwi I was trying to find some tea” said Hawk. “That’s fine” said Kiwi. So, on his hunt again. He saw his friend the Takahe. “Hi” said Takahe. “Hi” said Kiwi. “Where are you going?” said Takahe. “I am trying to find some tea” said Kiwi.”  “Can I come?” “OK” said Kiwi. Then he came to another animal. “Where are you going?”s said the Wise Owl. “We are trying to find some food”. “Well, be careful” said the Wise Owl. “Why?” said Kiwi. “Because Kiwi and Takahe are in danger of becoming extinct”.

They were very, very careful and they did not have any trouble. They both said “We did not have any trouble”.  “Well sometimes you don’t have any trouble if you be very, very careful”. “We did.” “Well, now you see that you have to be really careful.” They had lots of food for everyone.

By Beth.

We are learning about bush baddies and native birds. Bush baddies eat eggs. We know which birds are endangered – kiwi and weka. Kiwi comes out at night and sleeps at day. Kiwi live in forests. Kiwi live in a burrow.

By Taylah.

THE LEGENDARY KEA AND THE PESTS

Once upon a time there was a legendary kea it was nosey. It liked flying. Then came a pest. The pest got captured by a trap. The ferret said “Oooo, look at those eggs”. He climbed up a tree and said “Ouch”.

By Lylan.

PESTS

There is a problem in the forest because there are pests like weasels and possums. What possums look like – possums look cute because they have soft fur. That’s why some people like possums.

By Patch.

TUATARA

The tuatara are native to New Zealand. Tuatara come out at night and sleep the whole day through. Tuatara are special. Tuatara have spiky spines.

By Jakeb.

THE TUI AND THE KIWI

Once upon a time there was a tui and a kiwi. On Thursday night the tui went flying around the forest. The kiwi was looking for food from underground and tui couldn’t see, so the tui and kiwi bumped into each other. “Sorry, did I hurt you?” said kiwi. “No” said tui. “Do you want to be my friend?” said kiwi. “Yes, I will love to be your friend.” As night turned to day the kiwi and tui fell asleep in a hollow log.

By Aneka.

KIWI FACTS

The kiwi live in a burrow. They have no teeth. They eat worms. They hide in the bushes. They eat berries. They do not play. They have a long nose with nostrils. Their beak is like a knife.

By Cameron.

I know the New Zealand animals - a kiwi and a weka. And I know pests – cat, ferret, weasel, stoat, rat, possum. My favourite is the kiwi. They live in the forest.

By Hannah.

In Tauranga I saw 2 tui. They had whiskers. They had white whiskers. Tui are beautiful animals.

By Lochie.

PESTS

Once upon a time someone brought pests to New Zealand. We are killing the pests. People have set traps in the forests. The pests are weasels, ferrets, wild cats, possums and rats.

By Toby.

New Zealand Natives

Kiwi are special to New Zealand. Kiwi are scared of people. Kiwi eat worms. End of kiwi stuff.

Hawks have sharp claws. Hawks eat meat. Hawks are special. End of hawks.

Albatrosses are special. Albatrosses have big wings. Albatrosses have chicks. End of albatrosses.

There is a blue duck called whio. It is blue. It is endangered. End of whio.

Hoiho is a penguin. Hoiho is endangered. Hoiho is a NZ species. End of hoiho.

Tui are endangered. Tui colour is blue and black and white. End of tui.

Kea have many enemies – possum, rat, weasel, cat. Kea are cheeky birds. Kea are green because they blend in a lot. End of kea.

Takahe are special too. NZ. Dr Geoffrey Orbell found the takahe over 50 years ago. Takahe eyes have dots of them. End of takahe.

Bellbirds sing beautifully. Bellbirds don’t stop singing. Bellbirds fly differently. End of bellbird.

Seals are curious about people. If people come to close to them they will get scared. Instead of running away the seals have a fight. End of seals.

Weka are brown. Kortney found a white weka. Weka are special. End of weka.

Tuatara are special. New Zealand is a great place for tuatara. I love tuatara. End of tuatara.

Hector’s dolphin live in Akaroa. Akaroa is a special place for them. I’ve seen them.

End of them all!!!!!                                         By Lucy.

TUATARA

The tuatara are native to New Zealand. Tuatara come out at night and sleep the whole day through. Tuatara are special. Tuatara have spiky spines.

By Jakeb.