Egbert's Diary

Tena Koutou

Well, we are all here in Invercargill. And to think it was only yesterday that my new ambassador friends and I were all hanging out together – on the washing line! You see, we all had to be washed in a special antiviral solution before going to Whenua Hou because there is a chance that we may be carrying an unwanted pest, disease or weed species, which is a threat to the biodiversity values of the island. Andrew said I am a pest - only because I was snoring a bit loudly last night!
This is now the farthest south I have ever been. Of course tomorrow we will be even further south, on Codfish Island! Well, weather permitting. Keep your fingers, arms and legs crossed!
Best
Egbert

Tahi's Diary

Hello everyone
I am glad we are here in Invercargill now. We had a pretty bumpy ride in the aeroplane. Invercargill is a nice little city. It has lots of parks and historic buildings. We had time for a stroll around town and a bite to eat at a cafe. The sun was out and even though it was quite windy we all had an enjoyable time.
Tonight we are staying at a place called Te Shiny Paua. I really want to get a good nights sleep tonight so I am fully prepared for a big day tomorrow. First up will be quarantine, then it's off in a little plane to Codfish Island. Yippee, I can hardly wait!
Till tomorrow.
Tahi

Biggles' Diary

Tuesday 15 September 2009

Hi everyone

I am glad we are here in Invercargill now. Finally Andrew has finished washing all the gear, as well as us! Cookie was rather nervous about the whole procedure. He was worried he might lose his kookaburra laugh. It's still there though.
We had a pretty bumpy ride to Invercargill in the aeroplane. I blamed Australia because they were westerly winds that came from that direction. Cookie was not amused. Anyway, we are here and the sun is shining. We are all very hopeful about getting onto Whenua Hou tomorrow.
Talk to you then.
Biggles

Learnz Field Trip

The field trip is underway now. We got the first Diary comment from Andrew this morning. He told us all about the trip to Invercargill and the sightseeing he did with all the ambassadors. Ambassadors are little soft toys which some schools sent along the trip. Unfortunately, we counldn't send Kakasis (Kakabro's sister who is with us until Kakabro gets back from Canada) because she's a bit too big and too heavy. But we enjoyed reading the ambassadors diary comments as well.

Read Legs' Diary entry:

Tuesday 15 September 2009

Yesterday, the ambassadors and I all had to be washed in Trigen antiviral disinfectant. I have heard of washing your mouth out with soap and water but this was something else! Mind you I feel squeaky clean now and am glad I will be allowed to go to Codfish Island.
Anyway, we are here in Invercargill for the night. We went for a walk through the city today. I really enjoyed looking around the Fire Museum. I think I would be a good fire fighter. I mean, think how many hoses I could hold!
Tonight we are staying at a place called Te Shiny Paua. Egbert keeps calling it Te Soggy Oyster! We are all keen on a good nights sleep tonight so we are fully prepared for a big day tomorrow.
Talk to you then.
Legs

Hi from Canada

Yesterday we when up the Calgary Tower. It was very high and I could see all around the city. There also was a glass floor where we stood on and you could see the roads down on the ground. We are having a great time and Kakabro is to.

LEARNZ Field Trip 15 - 19 September

Next week we will be going on a virtual field trip to learn more about the Kakapo through Learnz. Here are some of the exciting things we will be doing and learning:

• Fly from Invercargill and land on the beach of Whenua Hou/Codfish Island
• Help monitor and care for the chicks and adult kakapo on the island
• Find out about gadgets used to help the kakapo
• Meet Andrew, our Learnz field trip teacher

Watch the introductory video now:

Follow the link to the Learnz website on the sidebar.

the kakapo

The kakapo

The kakapo is a parrot which is native to New Zealand.
The kakapo lives in a burrow on ground.
It has dark and light green feathers and 2 strong legs.
The predators of the kakapo are mice, rats, cats and stoats so it lives on predators free island.
It weighs up to 4 kg. It is nocturnal that means it sleeps during the day. There are only 124 left.

By Tandia

The kakapo

The kakapo is a parrot which is native to New Zealand.
The Kakapo has dark green and light feathers with a bit of brown and very strong legs.
They are nocturnal so it sleeps during day and they come out at night.
The kakapo weighs up to 4 kg.

By Shakoya

Kakapo

Kakapo is a parrot which is native to New Zealand and that can not fly.

The kakapo is a nice green colour. When the kakapo sleeps, it sleeps in a burrow. There are only 124 kakapo left.
So let’s save the kakapo!

By Charlotte

the pukeko

The pukeko is native to nz. It can fly and swim. It sometimes sleeps at day.

the kiwi

the kiwi is a bird that is native to NZ. The kiwi cannot fly.
It is nocturnal that means it sleeps in the day comes out at
night

The kakapo

The kakapo is a big parrot that lives in a burrow in New Zealand and it’s native to New Zealand.

The kakapo lives in predator free islands. The predators like mice/rats/stoats eat the kakapo

eggs. They are endangered because there are only 124 left. It’s good and bad that it’s flightless.

It’s heavy – up to four kg. The kakapo is light green with dark bits. It’s nocturnal – sleeps during
the day.


By Alex

Kakapo Report

The kakapo is a night parrot that is native to New Zealand.

All of the kakapo has rich green feathers and it lives in a burrow. They can get up to 4kg and some kakapo can be 63cm large. They are long.

There are 124 kakapo left. The kakapo is scared of the predators because they catch the kakapo. By Zoë

the yellow eyed penguin

The yellow eyed penguin is a bird. They are only found in New Zealand. When the penguin is born they have black eyes. They also have black fur with little sparkles. The yellow eyed penguin is the third largest penguin behind the emperor. Two eggs are laid and often both chicks survive.

the pukeko

The pukeko is native to nz and has blue under the nike also it can fly .

kiwi

The kiwi is a bird that is native to nz.

Its diet is mainly spiders and bugs.

It is a brown bird that has little feathers.

kiwi is a bird that has small eyes and a long beak.

Kiwi have little black marble eyes.

the kakapo

Kakapo report

The kakapo is a parrot that is native to NZ. It has a rich green colour. It is a flightless bird. It has short wings and the kakapo is a nocturnal bird that sleeps in the day. The kakapo sleeps in a burrow. It weights up to 4 kg

By Thomas

sperm whale

They live in the sea and eat crill.

The sperm whale is a mammal. A sperm whale is related to people because they don't have eggs. They blow water through a special hole on the top of their backs. Sperm whales have prickly bristles to trap the crill.
Male sperm whales live up to 50 years. Female sperm whales live up to 30 years. They ONLY give birth when they are 9 years old. They have wrinkly grey skin.

the fresh water eels

The fresh water eel is native to New Zealand.
The fresh water eel is 1 to 2 metres long. It has a golden olive belly and dark green for the back The eel can get up to 60 years old eels can be found all over New Zealand. They mainly live in rivers, islands and lakes but can be found in most types of waters.

The Weka

The Weka is a bird that is native to New Zealand. Its pests are cats, stoats, ferrets and dogs. The weka is flightless. Its eggs are creamy pink and their nests are made of grass or similar material.

The Kakapo

The Kakapo

The kakapo is native to New Zealand. They have cool feathers and live in a burrow. It is 4 kg.
The kakapo can’t fly. It is flightless.
By PaOrA

The kiwi

Kiwi are birds that are native to New Zealand.

Kiwi have little black marble eyes and they have ear holes.

They have a long beak with little holes at the end of their beak so they can breathe. They have little tiny wings.

The female kiwi is bigger than a male kiwi.

The kiwi is a sybol to New Zealand.

Hector dolphin

The Hector dolphin is a mammal which is native to New Zealand. The dolphin is a warm blooded animal. The dolphin can jump out of the water. There is a tv program called: Hector knows best.

THE MOA

The Moa is an extinct bird. The Moa was the biggest bird of its time.
When the Maori people put their feet on New Zealand soil about 800 years ago the Moa were all gobbled up by the Maori people. One fact you can still find there bones.
There were 11 of their species.

Skinks

Striped Skinks - they are only from the North Island and they live in a burrow. They warm up in the sun.

HI from Canada

Kakabro and I had a great fly on the plane. I watched wolveren it was great. Today we are going to the zoo and tomorrow we are going to the water slide park. we are having fun.

Love Kakabro and Brandon