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The Great New Zealand Scavenger
Hunt Teacher Answers
- Subtropical
- About 150 Islands
- Waitangi
- Kauri Trees
- Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean
- Over 1.2 million. One Third
- Auckland City, North Shore City, Waitakere City,
Manukau City
- More boats per person living there than anywhere
in the world.
- About an hour
- Fine beaches, scenic coastline. Yes, it is a place
where you can 'get way from it all'.
- Dig a hole in the sand an wait for it to fill up
with warm water.
- Thames is the biggest town. Other towns include Whangamata,
Waihi and Tairua.
- Hamilton
- Raglan Harbour, Aotea Harbour, Kawhia Harbour
- Waikato River
- Steam (from volcanic activity) rising from the ground.
- Geysers, mud pools, thermal rivers, volcanic terraces,
bubbling water pools, beautiful lakes …
- White Island. Best visited by flying over in a plane.
- Ruahine and Kaweke Ranges
- A Mediterranean-style climate – warm and dry
- Napier and Hastings. Regional population of 133,900
- Wine and fruit orchards
- Bird Sanctuary (Gannets)
- Created by a huge volcanic explosion in 186AD
- Trout Fishing
- Pumice on the shores, parts of the lake heat up
or are hot, steam rising.
- Mt.Tongariro, Mt Ngauruhoe, Mt.Ruapehu
- Coastline, bush and mountains
- The Windy City — It is deserved
- True
- Days Bay and Scorching Bay
- 3 hours by ferry
- Martinborough
- Blenheim
- Picton
- Travel by boat.
- Queen Charlotte Track
- Christchurch
- Old English stone buildings, a Cathedral in a main
square, lots of trees brought over from England, hedges etc.
- Whales at Kaikoura
- Mt Hutt and Porter Heights Ski Fields in the Southern
Alps
- Akaroa was settled by the French
- Because of the very high rainfall and steep landscape
- Lots of green and lush rain forests
- The Southern Alps
- Buller Gorge, Haast Pass, Arthurs Pass, Lewis Pass
- Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers
- Continental Climate
- Lake Wakatipu. The Remarkables Range
- Bungee Jumping or jet boating, White Water Rafting,
Helicopter Rides, Paraponting.
- Skiing
- Dunedin
- A University City with lots of students
- Albatross, fur seals penguins and many sea birds
- The Norwegian word 'fjord'.
- The Milford Track
- Brown Falls and Sutherland Falls
- Oban is the only town on Stewart Island
- Foveaux Strait
- People visit for tramping, fishing, seeing endangered
and rare birds, beautiful forests.
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