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Kapiti Island

Extracts from a seventies interview from a 1920s resident, a sixties newsreel and the 1990 production Wild South: Sanctuary giving a perspective on human presence and the environment. Te Rauparaha, the whalers, early farming, introduced animals, the Bird Sanctuary, reforestation and the eradication of predators feature in the content.
(Years 4-8)

Endangered Species

The effect of human habitation on New Zealand's native wildlife. The Black Robin, the Kakapo, Tuataras, the Kiwi, Yellow Eyed Penguin, Black Petrel, introduced predators, native plant-life and conservation.
(Years 4-8)