rata tree

Rata trees, along with the pohutukawa, are one of the best known native trees in New Zealand.

Native birds benefit from rata, but as possum numbers increase the threat to native birds and to rata has also grown.

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  Southern rata, Enderby Island

  PHOTO: Jo Hiscock ©

Did you know

The rata and pohutukawa belong in the myrtle family of trees. Other members include manuka, kanuka and swamp maire.

Rata trees have glossy dark green leaves and trunks that are often gnarled and twisted. However they are best known for their brilliant red flowers that appear in profusion from November to January, depending on location, and can be seen from some distance away.

The trees tend to flower well only once every few years and seem to favour the high rainfall conditions of the West Coast.

Native birds such as the tui, bellbird and kaka all benefit from the presence of rata trees in the forest.

The two main types of rata are the northern and southern. Bartlett's rata is endangered and very few remain.

Northern rata

Northern rata (Metrosideros robusta) is one of New Zealand's tallest flowering trees. It usually begins life as an epiphyte (or plant perched on a host tree) high in the forest canopy. Its roots grow down to the ground, finally enclosing the host tree and producing a huge tree up to 25 metres high with a trunk of 2.5 metres through. It is found throughout the North Island and in the South Island, south to about Westport.

Southern rata

Southern rata flowers

Southern rata (Metrosideros umbellata) grows from a seed in the ground to become a tree up to 15 metres high with a trunk 1 metre through.

Southern rata is the most widespread of all New Zealand rata. It is found from sea level to 760 metres. It is distributed from high Northland and Coromandel outcrops, to subantarctic Auckland Islands where it forms the country's southernmost forests. The most dense display of southern rata occurs along the South Island's West Coast

Bartlett's rata

NIKAU TREE

Nikau tree is something that people use to make thir hat

Sometimes  they make basket for thing,s they pick off a tree

When the seed,s on the tree get hard people like to make

Neckliss out of it people make food out of the nikau tree.

NIKAU TREE

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Nikau tree

story map

Creating a story map is a way to help you understand and summarize the stories you Gread.  When you make a story map, you identify the basic story elements, such as the characters, setting, conflict, and important plot events.

Read your story. Create a story map using google docs under the headings on the template provided. Share your story map on your individual blog after you have edited it.

Story Map

Title:the real world

Author:by Alan bagnall

Characters:Boys and Girls

Setting:the setting took place in the world

Conflict:the problem took place outside of the house

Resolution: it got solved at home

Beginning:I stroll out through the theatre foyer

Middle:they play on the park outside

End:they lived happly ever after

te kupu o te wiki

WALT:define Kupu o te wiki

Maori word of the week

Ka nui taku aroha  mou ]e te tau?

I love you my darling

I

The dream

WALT:do a book review
Today for reading we a doing a book review.

ARTIST

WALT:describe artist.

Betty grow -  photo

1 painting,s - photos and plants.

2 they like reading.

3 love exploring out door,s.

4 like exploring reading and painting.
5 loves doing BTS of thing,s

Mei-ling

Reading Response Journal

Title: Mei-ling and the giant

Author: Jane Thomson

Today I read about  When Mel-ling was going for a walk she was tried because she was looking for a living place for her and her family.She was very tired than she feel asleep and the giant got her.

I feel sad about what I read today because she was asleep so she sleep and the giant got her.

My favourite character was Mei-ling because Mei-ling is very nice but the  giant just came and got her when she was sleep.

I would feel Happy if the same thing that happened to my character, happened to me because i want to be nice and want everyone to like as a friend.

I think if the author decided to write another part to this story this is what will happen

Reading responce

Read your story. Create a reading response journal on a google document using the sentence starters. Share your reading response journal on your individual blog after you have edited it.

Reading Response Journal

Title:wipe out gulch

Author: by tui Allen

Today I read about ……….. a a boy

I feel happy……… about what I read today because he did not get heart.

My favourite character was the boy………………. because he was a good rider.

I would feel angry ………………… if the same thing that happened to my character, happened to me because I will tell my parent,s.

I think if the author decided to write another part to this story this is what will happen …………...

rata tree

Did you know

The rata and pohutukawa belong in the myrtle family of trees. Other members include manuka, kanuka and swamp maire.

Rata trees have glossy dark green leaves and trunks that are often gnarled and twisted. However they are best known for their brilliant red flowers that appear in profusion from November to January, depending on location, and can be seen from some distance away.

The trees tend to flower well only once every few years and seem to favour the high rainfall conditions of the West Coast.

Native birds such as the tui, bellbird and kaka all benefit from the presence of rata trees in the forest.

The two main types of rata are the northern and southern. Bartlett's rata is endangered and very few remain.

Northern rata

Northern rata (Metrosideros robusta) is one of New Zealand's tallest flowering trees. It usually begins life as an epiphyte (or plant perched on a host tree) high in the forest canopy. Its roots grow down to the ground, finally enclosing the host tree and producing a huge tree up to 25 metres high with a trunk of 2.5 metres through. It is found throughout the North Island and in the South Island, south to about Westport.

Southern rata

Southern rata flowers

Southern rata (Metrosideros umbellata) grows from a seed in the ground to become a tree up to 15 metres high with a trunk 1 metre through.

Southern rata is the most widespread of all New Zealand rata. It is found from sea level to 760 metres. It is distributed from high Northland and Coromandel outcrops, to subantarctic Auckland Islands where it forms the country's southernmost forests. The most dense 

kauri tree

Nïkau palm Native plants Where is it found? The nïkau palm is unique to New Zealand and it primarily occurs in coastal to lowland forest in warmer regions. It is found in the North Island and the northern South Island from the Marlborough Sounds and Nelson south to near Okarito in the west and Banks Peninsula (near Christchurch) in the east. Nïkau palms also grow on the Chatham Islands, and some botanists believe the plants there belong to a separate species. Two of the easiest places to see nïkau palms are Punakaiki in Paparoa National Park and Kohaihai at the start of the Heaphy track, where a mild climate encourages their growth year-round. Nïkau facts • The nïkau sprouts large clusters of mauve flowers that burst from the base of the lowest branch. The flowers are sticky and sweet with nectar, which attracts insects, especially bees. • While insects are probably the main pollinators, birds such as tui, bellbirds and silvereyes also enjoy the nïkau nectar. Flowers occur throughout the entire year. • The bright red nïkau fruits take about one year to ripen and are an important food source for native birds, particularly the wood pigeon/kererü and käkä. • Nïkau palms have always had importance in Mäori life. The leaves were used to thatch houses, to wrap food before cooking, and to weave into hats, mats, baskets, and leggings for travelling through rough undergrowth. The growing spikes can be taken from the tree about every eight months without killing it. • From the outer portion of the trunk, Mäori made storage containers and pots. The hard berries were made into necklaces or eaten when green. • The immature flower is edible and can be cooked and eaten like cauliflower. The heart of the The nïkau palm is the southernmost member of the palm family, a group that is usually tropical or sub-tropical. There are over 1100 palm species around the world, including some of the world’s most useful plants such as the oil palm, banana, coconut, and sago palm. Although a number of palms have been introduced to New Zealand and are planted around our towns and gardens, the nïkau palm is our only native palm species. A nïkau palm usually grows about 10 to 15 metres tall. It is easy to recognise in the bush with its circular trunk, which is ringed with .