The Great New Zealand Scavenger Hunt Teacher Answers

Northland/Bay of Islands

  1. Subtropical
  2. About 150 Islands
  3. Waitangi
  4. Kauri Trees

Auckland

  1. Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean
  2. Over 1.2 million. One Third
  3. Auckland City, North Shore City, Waitakere City, Manukau City
  4. More boats per person living there than anywhere in the world.

Coromandel

  1. About an hour
  2. Fine beaches, scenic coastline. Yes, it is a place where you can 'get way from it all'.
  3. Dig a hole in the sand an wait for it to fill up with warm water.
  4. Thames is the biggest town. Other towns include Whangamata, Waihi and Tairua.

Waikato

  1. Hamilton
  2. Raglan Harbour, Aotea Harbour, Kawhia Harbour
  3. Waikato River

Bay of Plenty

  1. Steam (from volcanic activity) rising from the ground.
  2. Geysers, mud pools, thermal rivers, volcanic terraces, bubbling water pools, beautiful lakes …
  3. White Island. Best visited by flying over in a plane.

Hawkes Bay

  1. Ruahine and Kaweke Ranges
  2. A Mediterranean-style climate – warm and dry
  3. Napier and Hastings. Regional population of 133,900
  4. Wine and fruit orchards
  5. Bird Sanctuary (Gannets)

Taupo

  1. Created by a huge volcanic explosion in 186AD
  2. Trout Fishing
  3. Pumice on the shores, parts of the lake heat up or are hot, steam rising.
  4. Mt.Tongariro, Mt Ngauruhoe, Mt.Ruapehu

Wellington

  1. Coastline, bush and mountains
  2. The Windy City — It is deserved
  3. True
  4. Days Bay and Scorching Bay
  5. 3 hours by ferry
  6. Martinborough

Marlborough

  1. Blenheim
  2. Picton
  3. Travel by boat.
  4. Queen Charlotte Track

Canterbury

  1. Christchurch
  2. Old English stone buildings, a Cathedral in a main square, lots of trees brought over from England, hedges etc.
  3. Whales at Kaikoura
  4. Mt Hutt and Porter Heights Ski Fields in the Southern Alps
  5. Akaroa was settled by the French

West Coast

  1. Because of the very high rainfall and steep landscape
  2. Lots of green and lush rain forests
  3. The Southern Alps
  4. Buller Gorge, Haast Pass, Arthurs Pass, Lewis Pass
  5. Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers

Otago/Queenstown

  1. Continental Climate
  2. Lake Wakatipu. The Remarkables Range
  3. Bungee Jumping or jet boating, White Water Rafting, Helicopter Rides, Paraponting.
  4. Skiing
  5. Dunedin
  6. A University City with lots of students
  7. Albatross, fur seals penguins and many sea birds

Fiordland

  1. The Norwegian word 'fjord'.
  2. The Milford Track
  3. Brown Falls and Sutherland Falls

Stewart Island

  1. Oban is the only town on Stewart Island
  2. Foveaux Strait
  3. People visit for tramping, fishing, seeing endangered and rare birds, beautiful forests.