Z is here!
On 26th March the Shell petrol station became a Z petrol station.
Shell petrol stations throughout New Zealand are gradually being renamed as Z petrol stations and this week it is Twizel's turn to be renamed.
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Forces Careers Bus Comes To Twizel
The Tri-Forces careers bus visited Twizel today.
The three armed forces are
the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
The three armed forces are
the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
We are waiting to go on the bus.
Miss Dockerty is with us.
We watched a video showing the Tri-Forces working.
There was a boat inside the bus.
The boat has got a steering wheel in it.
It was fun in the boat!
Elaine's last day.
It was Elaine's last day on Monday.
We made a Farewell card for her.
Nexis gave her the card.
Nexis gave her the card.
We will miss you, Elaine!
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Maadi Cup Parade Twizel 2012
The Maadi cup rowing begins at Lake Ruataniwha on Monday, 25th March.
This is the first year a parade of participating teams has been held in Twizel.
Leading the parade were the boat holders from Twizel.
The pipers are from St. Andrews College.
Leading the parade were the boat holders from Twizel.
The pipers are from St. Andrews College.
Twizel Area Kapa Haka Group performed Aoraki E.
"The Maadi Cup."
This cup is awarded to the winning team in the
New Zealand Secondary Schools Boys' Under 18 Rowing Eights.
To see a list of school names and colours, check out this website,
Friday, 23 March 2012
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Lizards and Frogs
KP had some toy lizards,
but we didn't see any real ones.
She also had some toy frogs.
There aren't many frogs in or around Twizel,
but sometimes at night you can hear them.
Wildlife found in Twin Lakes
After we looked in Fraser Stream, we looked in Twin Lakes.
We used our nets to catch bugs and other wildlife.
Shelton's Mum caught an Upland Bully.
She was fast!
This is an 'Upland Bully.'
Nexis is looking for insects in the grass.
Dean and Jack are looking at bugs in a bucket.
"It was this long."\
We got lots of 'Water Boatmen.'
A close up of a 'Water Boatman.'
Can you see the Bully?
When we had finished looking at the wildlife,
we put it back in Twin Lakes.
When we had finished looking at the wildlife,
we put it back in Twin Lakes.
Fraser Stream Wildlife.
After our ' Nature Trail" it was lunchtime.
We sat on rugs.
We put all of our rubbish back in our bags.
We sat on rugs.
We put all of our rubbish back in our bags.
KP showed us a poster of
New Zealand Freshwater Invertebrates.
Then we got nets and went to the stream
to see what we could find.
We lifted rocks and looked underneath them.
This rock has a lot of Caddisflys on it.
Three of them are standing on end.
If fresh water has this type of Caddis in it,
it means the water quality is very good, with little pollution.
This rock has a lot of eggs under it.
This rock has 'Stonefly caddis.
The Stonefly builds a little case using tiny rocks
and sticks it on to a bigger stone.
This stone has Stonefly Cases on it ,
as well as little green eggs.
We carefully placed the rocks back in the river
where they came from.
Robert found them.
Are they animal or vegetable?
They look as if something has hatched out of them.
We looked in our buckets to see what we had caught.
This is a Mayfly,
These are Caddisflies.
It was exciting looking at our discoveries!
This dish has a Mayfly, some Caddisflies and
a little Water Snail in it.
We tipped everything back into the water.
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