Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Love your parks
Hi my name is Peter and I work at Department of Conservation in Tauranga,
Discovery Days are one of my favourite things about schools in Tauranga. It is great to see students and teachers learning about our beautiful native wildlife and landscapes.
I wanted to tell you about Conservation Week which is happening in September. The theme is "Love your parks":
This year is the 60th anniversary of the National Parks Act which was a law passed by the New Zealand Parliament. The law was to create reserves for New Zealanders to enjoy their natural and cultural history and heritage for free, and to protect those areas from being used or developed the wrong way.
Tauranga has lots of parks and reserves. My favourite is Yatton Park in Merivale, but I also like McLaren Falls Park and also the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park in the Kaimais.
Which is your favourite park and why do you like it?
We have two national parks near us in Tauranga. One is the Tongariro National Park which has volcanic eruptions happening right now. The other is Te Urewera National Park which is the home of the Tuhoe people and has a beatiful lake called Waikaremoana, which you can walk around (it takes five days)!
We are organising a planting event at Athenree near Waihi Beach to celebrate Conservation Week. Let me know if you want to get involved.
You can register your own Conservation Week event at: www.conservationweek.org.nz
Discovery Days are one of my favourite things about schools in Tauranga. It is great to see students and teachers learning about our beautiful native wildlife and landscapes.
I wanted to tell you about Conservation Week which is happening in September. The theme is "Love your parks":
This year is the 60th anniversary of the National Parks Act which was a law passed by the New Zealand Parliament. The law was to create reserves for New Zealanders to enjoy their natural and cultural history and heritage for free, and to protect those areas from being used or developed the wrong way.
Which is your favourite park and why do you like it?
We have two national parks near us in Tauranga. One is the Tongariro National Park which has volcanic eruptions happening right now. The other is Te Urewera National Park which is the home of the Tuhoe people and has a beatiful lake called Waikaremoana, which you can walk around (it takes five days)!
We are organising a planting event at Athenree near Waihi Beach to celebrate Conservation Week. Let me know if you want to get involved.
You can register your own Conservation Week event at: www.conservationweek.org.nz
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