Today was a sunny day! We started the morning with an encore of cricket and of course tea time. rumor has it that Hugh Wilson's Warriors routed the Huhu Grubs. Mud caked shoes and all, we headed to Coffee Culture for tea.
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| A bit muddy but sunny |
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| All is right with the world with coffee in hand |
The afternoon was spent exploring
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve - a unique wildlife experience. The first section covered animals that were introduced to New Zealand.
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| Wallabies from Australia |
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| Kunekune pig - introduced but unique to New Zealand |
Exploring the New Zealand fauna, we came upon some very curious Keas.
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| on top of Santiago |
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| Hey there Kathryn |
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| And Mimi! |
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| Even gives Colin a tweak |
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| Hello there Jamm! |
We gathered around the eel pool. These large critters were valued by Maori as a food source.
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| Pukeko! | | |
After the wildlife experience, the class had a Maori experience. First was the powphiri, which is
is a Māori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, singing and finally the hongi (touching of nose). After this, we got to hear some wonderful songs.
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| Maori in traditional dress |
We had a lovely hangi dinner. Hangi is a traditional New Zealand
Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven. We ended the evening with pavlova and a class 2016 t-shirt.
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| Class tshirts |
Good night! Dr, H
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