It’s a great way to get to know this special place …

You’re invited to become an Otamahua / Quail Island

KIWI RANGER!™

When you are finished, get your KIWI RANGER booklet checked by the Black Cat ferry captain, or take it into the

Lyttelton i-SITE, or the Botanic Gardens Information Centre in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens where you will recieve

your badge! Or post your completed booklet into us... [see the inside backpage for details]

KIWI RANGERS are people who…• Care about Otamahua/Quail Island• Care about native plants, animals and conservation• Think this place is special and want to know more

Let’s get started!

My Name

Where I live

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To become a Otamahua/Quail Island KIWI RANGER

If you are aged 6 and under do three activities.

If you are aged 7 to 9 do five activities.

If you are aged 10 to 110 do six activities.

But you don’t have to stop there – why not do them all!

Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to Otamahua/Quail Island! - the heart of Whakaraupo/Lyttelton Harbour. It’s where history and nature come alive together! Enjoy your time exploring here, as you discover this unique and special place!

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KIWI RANGERS are people who…• Care about Otamahua/Quail Island• Care about native plants, animals and conservation• Think this place is special and want to know more

Activity 1 SCAVENGER HUNT!

Starting with your journey to Otamahua/Quail Island tick off each of the things you find or experience. Complete at least 4 in a row (or on a diagonal). But why not try for them all!

BLACKENED VOLCANIC CLIFFS BLACK CAT FERRY IVON SKELTON’S GRAVE NEPTUNE’S NECKLACE

SKETCH YOUR FAVORITE FARMING RELIC

AKAROA LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S COTTAGE MAKE SAND ART ROCK WALL

SPOTTED SHAG PAREKAREKA

SEE OR HEAR A BELLBIRD / KORIMAKO

MT HERBERT/TE AHU PATAKI

OYSTERCATCHER / TOREA

KAYAK NEWLY PLANTED

SEEDLING ADD YOUR OWN CRAWL THROUGH KENNEL DOOR

BOAT WINCH GET YOUR FEET WET! BARRACKS COCKLE SHELLS

Activity 2: WALKING IN HISTORY!

A 6 million years ago Basalt lava flows from Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pataki to form the northern cliffs

B 500,000 years ago Sea bird nesting area

C 400 years ago Walkers Beach where last kawakawa found by Maori

D 150 - 400 years ago Cliffs where Maori abseiled down to collect eggs

E 150 - 400 years ago Maori quarry sandstone on Aua for shaping pounamu tools

F 1851 First farm started and homestead built

G 1852 – 1874 Basalt Quarry starts

H 1874 Quarantine Barracks built

I 1901-1928 Dog kennels built to quarantine animals for Antarctic expeditions

J 1902 Ship’s Graveyard starts

K 1906-1925 Leprosy Colony established

L 1907 Animal Quarantine Stables built for Shackelton’s horses

M 1923 Grave of Ivon Skelton, only leprosy patient to be buried on the island

N 1930-1970 Cockle shells on Walkers Beach harvested for poultry grit

O 1975-now Otamahua/Quail Island becomes a reserve & heritage centre developed

P 1998 Native revegetation programme starts

Date you visited Otamahua/Quail Island - you’re making history here too!

Ferry to Lyttelton

EXTRA: Mark with a tick the sites you visit or see!

Otamahua/Quail Island is alive with history. Use the letters to match key parts of its past with important sites on the map. We’ve entered some already to show you what to do.

Activity 2: WALKING IN HISTORY!

Although tangata whenua of Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour never permanently lived on the island, it was always an important place and a hive of activity. In the Visitor Centre is this large drawing. Look closely at all the activities shown and describe all the things people are doing.

Activity 3: AN ABUNDANT PLACE

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EXTRA: Mark with a tick the sites you visit or see!

Did you know Otamahua gets its name

from this activity... Can you name it?

Kawakawa was the first name given to the island by tangata whenua (people of the land). This was after the kawakawa tree which grew here and was highly val-ued. Along the track between the stables and Ward’s homestead you’ll find panels describing the plants here. Write down the traditional uses, and make a simple leaf sketch, for kawakawa and three other plants that interest you most!

HINT: The panels aren’t always in front of the plant they describe. Look closely at the leaves of the plants you find during your walk, and compare them with the photos.

Activity 4: TRADITIONAL USES FOR PLANTS

Plant Traditional Uses Leaf Sketch

kawakawa

Plant Traditional Uses Leaf Sketch

Plant Traditional Uses Leaf Sketch

Plant Traditional Uses Leaf Sketch

Activity 5: REPLANTING THE ISLAND

Five Finger Whauwhaupaku

My nectar and pollen feed native birds and insects, and I grow

quickly to cover the land

My long lilac flowers attract many bees

Small birds like nesting in my branches and lizards eat the nectar

from my white blossoms

Bacteria on my leaves take nitrogen from the

air to nourish the soilI protect other young plants in my ‘nursery’

Kanuka

Mingimingi Small leaved coprosmas

Houhere Lacebark

If you were to ‘regenerate’ a part of your own garden which one of the many plants being replanted on the island would you include and why?

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All around the island you’ll find patches of native bush that’s been replanted by volunteers from the Otamahua/Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust. The different plants being reintroduced have been chosen for the special jobs each do. Together they’re working to make a healthy environment for all native birds, plants, insects and reptiles.

Look at the plant panels and draw a line to match the plant with the key task they do...

DID YOU KNOW? Once these native plants have grown up to form a canopy endangered native animals like miromiro/tomtit, tui and weta will be introduced to the island. To find out more visit www.quailisland.org.nz

Activity 6: IN THE HEART OF THE VOLCANO!

12-10 million years ago

8 million years ago

20,000 years ago15-12 million years ago

5-1 million years ago

8-6 million years ago

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Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupo was once a volcanic crater, whose centre was near Otamahua/Quail Island. Traces of its volcanic history can still be seen on the island’s blackened cliffs.

Use the panel in the Visitor Centre to help you describe, in your own words, what happened in each of the key stages in the harbour’s formation.

EXTRA! What’s the difference between basalt and ballast, and how on the island were the two related?

Activity 7: SHIP’S GRAVEYARD

Nowadays we try to recycle as much as we can, and ‘dump’ less. Draw or describe your ideas for reusing or recycling these boats ...

Above the Ship’s Graveyard find the info panel and use it to answer the questions below!

List which ships you see today…

The largest hulk – the Darra – has led a very interesting life. Imagine what it must have

looked like when it was ‘alive’ and doing one its many jobs – draw it here

Early last century the island was the staging post for 4 famous expeditions to Antarctica. A replica kennel has been built on the exact site both Scott’s and Shackelton’s dogs were housed. Find the following BOLDED names and terms associated with this great age of polar exploration.

Activity 8 : THE RACE TO THE POLE WORD SEARCH!

1901 EXPEDITION was led by SCOTT with

ROYDS, WILD and Shackelton. They sailed from

ENGLAND on the DISCOVERY and brought

SIBERIAN WOLF crosses and huskies

1907 expedition was led by SHACKELTON with Wild, MARSHALL and ADAMS. They sailed from England on the NIMROD and brought MANCHURIAN PONIES, one of which was also called Shackelton!

1910 expedition was led by Scott (again!) with OATES, WILSON, EVANS and BOWERS. They sailed from England on the TERRA NOVA and brought ponies, HUSKIES and MULES, with names like OSMAN, STAREEK, TRESOR and VIDA.

1928

expedition was led by BYRD with BALCHEN

and MCKINLEY. They sailed from the UNITED

STATES on the CITY OF NEW YORK and brought

a FORD TRIMOTOR AEROPLANE and a YUKON

Husky called SKOOKUM

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Activity 9: A LONELY ISLAND LIFE

In early settler days, Otamahua/Quail Island was used to quarantine sick people and animals that arrived on the ships. They stayed here until they were well again so they didn’t spread disease. Later dogs and ponies going to the Antarctic were also quarantined here and leprosy patients lived here in isolation – one even died. Visit his grave, the replica hut and the remains of the hospital.

Imagine if you were a patient living here. Write a letter or diary entry to describe your day – what did you do? Remember there was no power, so no TV, computers, MP3 players!

Activity 10: EXPRESS YOURSELF!

I’M HEARING ….

I’M TOUCHING ….

I’M SEEING ….

I’M SMELLING ….

TOGETHER IT MAKES ME FEEL...

Famous Kiwi author Margaret Mahy set many of her awesome children’s stories - like the book Kaitangata and Summery Saturday Morning - around this part of Whakaraupo/ Lyttelton Harbour. She was inspired by the wonders of the nature found here and used fantastical phrases to describe it.

Find an especially inspiring spot on the island and take to time to write your FANTASTICAL PHRASES that describe what each of your senses are experiencing.

VISIT your local library to enjoy some of Margaret Mahy’s great books!

Activity 11: EVERYTHING’S CONNECTED!Activity 10: EXPRESS YOURSELF!

Whakaraupo/Lyttelton Harbour is valued for its industry and has one of the country’s busi-est ports. It’s also a great place to live and play! But all this activity can sometimes have a negative impact on the ecological well-being of the harbour, coast and surrounding hills.

Look around the harbour and write down or draw three activities that have a negative impact on nature - then describe one way each impact can be reduced or removed.

One way it could be reduced or removed

What’s its impact?

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One way it could be reduced or removed

What’s its impact?

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One way it could be reduced or removed

What’s its impact?

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DID YOU KNOW the first European to set foot here, Captain William Smith, saw many native Koreke. These birds, that are now extinct, looked like quail – hence the name Quail Island!

Here’s what I’ll do ...

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Now you are finished, get your KIWI RANGER booklet checked by the Black Cat ferry captain, or take it into the Lyttelton i-SITE, where you will get your certificate signed and be given your KIWI RANGER badge! Or you can post your completed booklet to us to sign and return with your badge - send to Otamahua/Quail Island KIWI RANGER, Department of Conservation, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch 8140 Christchurch. Just before doing this we’d like you to think about something you’ll do when you get home that’s good for nature and the environment.

Becoming a KIWI RANGER™

© 2015 Department of Conservation

KIWI RANGER has been jointly developed by Mick Abbott and Carli Richter at Shades of Green. Our thanks to Sarah Mankelow, Yvette Couch-Lewis, John Lewis, Grant Campbell, Alison Fleming, Phillipa Gardner, Graeme Ayres, Karen Blatchford and the Tai Tapu School Eco Warriors for the great ideas and enthusiasm, and also to John Herbison for the amazing images. Thanks also to Joel Bretherton and Lawrence Elliott for the wonderful design work... and to the Department of Conservation and University of Otago for supporting the development of the programme.

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