Tiritiri Matangi island (off the coast of Auckland) is a wildlife sanctuary, home to a variety of native and endemic animals. As part of our inquiry, we visited the island to see the great work that continues to go on there. We had fantastic weather and were privileged to have excellent volunteer guides to take us around the island and talk to us about the birds we could see and hear.
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The senior syndicate eager and ready to leave school
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We took the ferry from Auckland city across to Tiritiri Matangi
On the island we split into groups and were led by a volunteer guide around the island
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| Looking at a friendly piwakawaka (fantail) that followed us around |
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| A bird feeder in the forest |
We saw many birds (most were camera shy)
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| Sculpture of a weta |
At the summit of the island we had lunch and explored the information centre, lighthouse and other buildings
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| Bird feeder at the information centre |
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| The lighthouse (over 100 years old) |
To finish up we had a question and answer time, then made our way along the beach to catch the ferry back to Auckland city.
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