New Zealand
Nature
New
Zealand
•Located in the south
western pacific ocean
•2 islands: one south
the other north
•Mountains in the south
west
•Geysers in the north
east
•Volcanos
Temperature
differences
South:
•Very cold and snowy
•Temperatures between –10 and
2°C
•
North:
• Rainy but warm
• Temperatures between 12
and 28°C
•
•In both places the sun does shi
ne
Thermal
Wonderlands
• A park with many geysers, mud pools, mountains and
small forests
• Contains the biggest Geyser in New Zealand
• Pohuta Geyser erupts 20 times a day up to 30 meters high
Kiwi
•Flightless Bird
•Nocturnal
•Lives in forests
•Eats insects, worms and berries
•Important to Māori culture
•3/5 species are endangered
•
Bat
•Only native land mammal
•Lives in forests
•Eats insects, berries and nectar
•Can walk
•2 species are endangered
•1 is extinct
•
Who?
The Goverment of
New Zealand in
cooperation
with private
organizations and
the Māori
Why?
To save the unique
wildlife of New
Zealand from
extinction
Biggest predators:
How? Rats
Through the Stoats
development of Possums
new technology like
gaspowered traps
Thank you for
your
attention!