Week+1,++TOPIC,++New+Zealand

Find a WOW piece of info for New Zealand. For example, something about New Zealand history that noone in the class probably knows about / The travel across the Pacific Ocean / The first Christians / The names of the Ships / The first animals to New Zealand just to give you some ideas.
 * Week 1 Topic:** New Zealand.

Possible website to search: []


 * THE LEARNING:**
 * Fine tuning your research skills.
 * Developing your creativity.
 * Strenghtening your reading and comprehension skills.

Just add one sentence (including any links) and the reference of where you acquired your information with your name at the beginning. (Be careful not to delete anyone elses work).

"There are about 2 sheep to every person in New Zealand" [|www.askmary.com] Simeon Harrison. new zealand has a total of 4,213,418people living there.[|www.askjeeveskids.com] katie powell [july 2009]
 * Year 5's:**
 * DID YOU KNOW...?**

New Zealand has won more Olympic gold medals, per capita, than any other country. www.homepages.paradise.net.nz

Niamh McElhinney

"Before European arrival, New Zealand had no predatory animals. Thus it was like a heaven for birds, many of them flightless. http://iloveindia.com Kasper Johns

New Zealand is one of the top five dairy exporters in the world. __www.Interesting facts about New Zealand.__ Amelia Dunn
 * DID YOU KNOW....?**

"12 to 24 year olds in New Zealand, spend 2 hours and 20 minutes on average per day watching television or videos/DVD's" []

Jasiah Aiono


 * Year 7's:**
 * DID YOU KNOW...?**

With 2.5 million cars for four million people, including children, New Zealand's car ownership rate is one of the world's highest. - Sarah McMillan - http://www.emigratenz.org/ReallyAndTruly.html

New Zealanders make only about 2% of their journeys by bus and fewer than 1% by rail. - Sarah McMillan - http://www.emigratenz.org/ReallyAndTruly.html

The highest rainfall in a year in New Zealand was a drenching 18.4 metres (60 feet) in 1997-1998 at Cropp River on the west of the South Island. By contrast, the lowest rainfall was a miserly 167 mm (6.6 inches) in 1963-1964 at Alexandra, Central Otago. - SArah McMillan. - http://www.emigratenz.org/ReallyAndTruly.html

====NZ roads don't need to be salted so cars rust very slowly. Around a fifth of cars are less than seven years old. Around two thirds of cars are between seven and 16 years old. Around a sixth of cars are more than 16 years old. ==== ====There is over 90 land-fills in NZ, that pretty yuck. Businesses like, 'Enviro Waste' are doing their best to stop using land-fills. and you can help too! Try to Reuse Reduce and Recycle! ====

- Sophie Forsyth - www.emigratenz.org.nz
The total length of New Zealand is about 1600km and it's land area is slightly larger than that of the United Kingdom. - Grace Barry - []

one baby is born every 8 minutes and 13 seconds, one person dies every 16 minutes and 33 seconds. ~Rose~ [] New Zealand was the first western democracy to give women the right to vote. http://www.homepages.paradise.net.nz
 * Year 8's:**
 * DID YOU KNOW...?**


 * Mary McElhinney