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Kaitieke School Camp to Te Kauri Lodge​

In the middle of March we went on an environmental camp near Kawhia. Kawhia is on the west coast of the North Island. We stayed there for three days with children from four other schools in our area. We went with them so that we could make new friends and develop our team building skills, and to learn about the New Zealand native bush. It was great fun, as we got to do lots of different things. When it got dark we did a burma trail. You can't see anything and you have to feel your way along a rope. The rope goes in and out of trees and there are alsorts of obstacles like old logs. It is scary but great fun. || We played a game where you had lots of things to eat, but only one person in the group could use their hands. This is Josh being fed a carrot. ||
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In the evening we learnt a Maori song with the Maori actions. This is called Kapa haka. Here the boys are learning their actions. || This is our whole group of 61 children. Te Kauri means the Kauri and Kauri is a New Zealand native tree. There are only a few now left in New Zealand because they were cut down for their timber. || Tayla is playing the sponge game. This was one of the team building games. You had to pass a wet sponge down your team and then squeeze it in to the bucket. The team that filled up the bucket first won. || This is all of us posing for a photo. At the back is Aaron, Clare,Tayla and Kody. In the front is Shadanae and Josh. We were in the lounge at Te Kauri. ||
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